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Two more Coronavirus cases reported in Maine


AUGUSTA, Maine (WGAN) Public health officials in Maine were notified Friday morning that two more people in the state have tested presumptively positive for the Coronavirus.

The two new cases involve a woman in her 20s, according to the Portland Press Herald. She is being cared for at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

The other individual is a man in his 50s, who is under self-quarantine at home.

The two new cases come one day after Gov. Janet Mills announced Maine’s first case of the virus.

A Navy reservist who had recently returned from Italy was the state’s first Coronavirus patient.

Gov. Mills said the woman is in her 50’s and is self-quarantined at her home in Androscoggin County.

There are simple steps you can take to reduce the possible spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses such as influenza and the common cold:

– Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
– Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
– Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
– Stay home while you’re sick and avoid close contact with others.
– Currently there is no vaccine available to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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