Another 156 cases of coronavirus have been reported across the state and no new deaths, Maine health officials said on Sunday.
The number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in the last 14 days across the state is 5,765. This is an estimate of the current number of active cases in the state, as the Maine CDC is no longer tracking recoveries for all patients. That fell from 5,949 on Saturday.
It was the smallest daily increase in coronavirus cases the state has seen since November 15, when 149 cases were reported. This is at a time when Maine has seen a steady decline in the size of the daily growth of confirmed virus transmission, a trend that has mirrored itself nationally.
Still, Sunday’s report remains well above the level Maine saw before the increase in virus transmission that began in late October.
The death toll across the state remains at 590. It was the first time last week that Maine has not recorded at least one death.
Sunday’s report brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Maine to 39,324, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s 39,168 on Saturday.
Of these, 31,689 were confirmed positive, while 7,635 were classified as “probable cases”, reported the Maine CDC.
The new statewide case rate on Sunday was 1.17 cases per 10,000 residents, and the total statewide case rate was 293.81.
Maine’s seven-day average for new coronavirus cases is 363, down from 367.3 the previous day, down from 455.1 the previous week and 479 the previous month. That rate has been falling steadily since January 14, when it peaked at 625.6.
Most cases were detected in Mainers in their 20s, while Mainers over 80 represent the majority of deaths. More cases and deaths were reported in women than in men. For a complete analysis of the age and sex demographics of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, use the interactive chart below.
So far, 1,390 Maine residents have been hospitalized at some point with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Of these, 160 Mainers are currently hospitalized, with 52 in intensive care and 29 on ventilators. Of the 391 intensive care beds, 95 are currently available. Meanwhile, 224 of 320 fans are available. Currently, 443 alternative fans are available.
The total hospitalization rate across the state on Sunday was 10.39 patients per 10,000 residents.
Cases have been reported in Androscoggin (4,313), Aroostook (1,141), Cumberland (11,197), Franklin (771), Hancock (779), Kennebec (3,113), Knox (578), Lincoln (471), Oxford (1,908), Penobscot (3,420), Piscataquis (203), Sagadahoc (776), Somerset (1,089), Waldo (512), Washington (622) and York counties (8,429). Information on where two additional cases were reported was not immediately available.
For a complete analysis of county data by county, use the interactive graph below.
Another 4,397 Mainers were vaccinated against the coronavirus the day before. As of Sunday, 112,916 Maine residents have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, with 38,407 receiving two doses.
New Hampshire reported 524 new cases on Sunday and six deaths. Vermont reported 173 new cases and one death, and Massachusetts reported 4,108 new cases and 87 deaths.
On Sunday morning, the coronavirus fell 26,091,122 people in all 50 states, in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands, in addition to causing 440,094 deaths, according to the University Johns Hopkins of Remedy.
Across the country, 30.5 million doses of the vaccine have been administered, according to Bloomberg.