Maine CDC COVID-19 Update

The Maine Center for Disease Control is reporting nine COVID-related deaths Thursday and 219 new coronavirus infections. Aroostook County has six new cases today.

So far, nearly 56% of Maine residents age 12 and older have received their final dose of the vaccine.Newcastle, Maine is leading the pack according to the latest CDC data. As of Monday, 99% of the town's eligible population had received at least one dose of a vaccine. Neighboring Damariscotta is a close second with 93%.

In Aroostook County, several municipalities, including Mapleton, Mars Hill, Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren, Fort Kent and Madawaska currently report at least 60% of their residents have received at least their first shot.

• Maine now has 66,534 confirmed cases.
• The number of people who have died from the virus is 816.
• A total of 1,962 are hospitalized in Maine.

There is a total of 1,808 confirmed cases in Aroostook County. Seventy people are hospitalized. There have been 45 deaths.

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