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New coronavirus infections continue to rise in Maine

New coronavirus infections continue to rise in Maine

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(AP) The number of daily new COVID-19 cases in Maine keeps rising in recent weeks.

The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Maine has risen over the past two weeks from 384.29 new cases per day on Sept. 4 to 485.29 new cases per day on Sept. 18. The seven-day rolling average of daily deaths in Maine has risen over the past two weeks from 1.43 deaths per day on Sept. 4 to 3.29 deaths per day on Sept. 18.

The AP is using data collected by Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering to measure outbreak caseloads and deaths across the United States.

The Maine CDC reported Monday there have been more than 83,000 positive cases of the virus in the state since the start of the pandemic. There have also been 984 deaths.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that every county in Maine is the site of high transmission of the virus except Sagadahoc, where transmission is listed as “substantial,” a lower category. Health authorities are recommending indoor mask use everywhere in the state.

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