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Second day of no new deaths; 21 new COVID-19 cases

Second day of no new deaths; 21 new COVID-19 cases

For the second day in a row, The Maine CDC reported no new deaths related to the coronavirus, leaving the death toll at 123.  Photo: clipart.com


For the second day in a row, The Maine CDC reported no new deaths related to the coronavirus, leaving the death toll at 123.

The number of positive cases continued to climb Sunday with 21 new cases, bringing the total cases in Maine to 3,958. Of those, 3,535 are confirmed, while 423 are probable.

The total recoveries increased slightly by 10 from Saturday to 3,387.

Also unchanged from Saturday, the total number of hospitalizations staying stagnant at 388.

Cumberland County continues to report the most positive cases in the state, while York County follows in a distant second at 655.

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