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One new death, 12 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday

One new death, 12 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday

One new death, and 12 additional cases of coronavirus according to the Maine CDC on Saturday.  Photo: clipart.com


One new death, and 12 additional cases of coronavirus according to the Maine CDC on Saturday.

The new death was a man in is 80’s from Androscoggin County, brining the death toll to 125.

The total number of cases raised to 4,026 as of Saturday. Of those, 3,609 have been confirmed while 417 are probable.

The total recoveries stands at 3,504.

Cumberland County saw an increase of seven cases bringing their county total to 2,082 which is more than half of the cases in the state.

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