State reports 680 new cases of COVID-19, one additional death

State health officials reported 680 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death on Thursday.

According to data from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the average daily number of cases for 7 days is now 558, up from 466 two weeks ago and 317 last month.

Since the pandemic reached Maine in March 2020, there have been 93,881 confirmed or estimated cases of COVID-19, at which point 2,569 were hospitalized and 1,066 died.In the last three days, the CDC has reported a total of 39 deaths, 30 of which Regular review of death certificate It occurred between September 11th and 29th.

According to the US CDC, more than 700,000 Americans have died from the virus nationwide.

Hospitalizations were not updated Thursday morning, but as of Wednesday, there were 166 COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals, 51 of whom were critical care and 21 were ventilators. .. Over the past two weeks, hospitalizations have decreased by 36% and the number of critical care patients has decreased by 73%.

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths have declined nationwide in recent weeks, especially in areas where delta variants have previously settled. However, incidents are still increasing in some states, including Maine.

According to the US CDC, the state’s seven-day case rate per 100,000 people was 267, the 17th highest in the state during that period, higher than the national 204 cases per 100,000 people. Another New England state, Connecticut, has the second lowest infection rate in the last seven days, with only 80 cases per 100,000.

Immunization rates in Maine and Connecticut are about the same, but Connecticut immunization rates are more uniform across states. In Maine, there remains a large disparity between the southern coastal counties and the more rural inland counties. Dr. Nirave Shah, director of the main CDC, said on Wednesday that large pockets of unvaccinated people in some of these counties are where the virus is most prevalent and enough illness for people to be hospitalized. He said that it is also a place where it has become.

Overall, Maine is currently receiving the 882,120th dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or the Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine. This represents 65.6% of all residents and 74.5% of qualified 12 years and older. Children between the ages of 5 and 11 may be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine by the end of the month if approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

In addition, the state has so far given 38,443 third doses of Pfizer vaccine to older mainners and people with weakened immunity. The US CDC recommends additional doses for these groups.

This story will be updated.

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