Maine CDC reports 219 new COVID-19 cases, 5 additional deaths

State health officials reported 219 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, as well as five additional deaths among individuals with the disease.

The number of new infections with the virus has declined in Maine in recent weeks, in what officials hope is a sign that the state is finally emerging from the worst period of the pandemic after the holiday season. The seven-day average of new cases was 357 on Monday, compared to 455 cases in the week ending January 25 and a peak of 626 cases in the period ending January 15, according to Maine data Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Despite the improvement in the number of cases, however, the number of deaths in Maine continues to increase. With the five additional deaths reported on Monday, at least 595 deaths in Maine have been linked to COVID-19, with more than 60 percent of them occurring since December 1.

The pace of vaccination is accelerating in Maine, although this week’s snowstorm may delay some inoculations.

As of Monday morning, 153,981 doses of the vaccine have been administered in Maine since mid-December. That number includes 115,087 first doses and 38,894 seconds or “booster” doses needed to achieve maximum protection with Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Maine CDC reported that a record 8,827 shots were administered on Thursday.

A winter storm due to arrive in Maine on Monday night is likely to affect vaccination clinics earlier this week, although some locations are planned to remain open during the storm. All of Maine was under a winter storm alert on Monday by a Nor’easter who could shed more than a foot of snow in some areas by the time the storm ended on Tuesday night.

Northern Light Health still plans to maintain its high-volume vaccination clinic at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Tuesday, despite the storm.

“If you have signed up and have an appointment and can safely arrive at the Cross Insurance Center, we will be there to vaccinate you at the scheduled time,” the health network said in a statement on Sunday. “If you can’t be there due to the winter weather, call Northern Light Health at 207-204-8551.”

Meanwhile, in Washington, DC, President Joe Biden plans to meet on Monday afternoon with Maine Senator Susan Collins and nine other Republican senators to discuss the group’s counter-proposal to the $ coronavirus relief package. 1.9 trillion Biden.

This story will be updated.

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