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29 new cases, no new coronavirus-related deaths reported by Maine health officials

29 new cases, no new coronavirus-related deaths reported by Maine health officials

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The Maine Center for Disease Control reported 29 new coronavirus cases Wednesday.

Well over 3,800 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Maine.

No new deaths were reported Wednesday, keeping the death toll steady at 121.

Public health officials also said Wednesday that 17 more people have recovered. There have been more than 3,300 recoveries in Maine.

As of late Wednesday morning, there were 409 active cases in Maine.

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