AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) – Another six Maine residents died as a result of the coronavirus.
This, like the total number of cases, reaches 29,000 in Maine.
New deaths have been reported in four counties in Maine.
York County and Aroostook County each reported two new deaths.
Cumberland and Hancock counties each reported a new death.
Four of the people who died were women, while two were men. One was between 60 and 69 years old, two were between 70 and 79 years old and three were 80 years old or more.
Deaths jump to 432.
The Maine CDC is reporting 617 new cases on Saturday.
The total number of cases is now 29,019.
Confirmed cases reached 24,000 overnight, for a total of 24,218.
Dividing by county:
Cumberland is reporting most new cases, with 152.
York County has 138 new cases, while Penobscot County is reporting 86 new cases.
Six of Maine’s 16 counties saw an increase in double-digit cases.
The Maine CDC claims that 52,324 coronavirus vaccinations have been distributed in Maine.
This number is being divided into first and second doses.
47,656 people received the first shot, while 4,668 received the second.
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