The Maine Center for Disease Control on Easter Sunday confirmed 17 brand-new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the brand-new coronavirus, bringing the total to 633 on a weekend that saw two deaths and a wave of cases in long-lasting care facilities.
The Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation on Sunday reported that 41 citizens and 14 staffers had actually evaluated favorable for COVID-19, a leap in cases given that Friday, when the Maine CDC reported just 4 cases at the facility.
One local who checked for COVID-19 passed away before this weekend, the Maine Department of Health and Person Providers stated in a press release Sunday. After the first case of COVID-19 was discovered, the Maine CDC assisted check all locals and personnel, which revealed the spread of the disease more totally, the release stated.
Sunday’s CDC numbers produce a smaller sized boost in cases over the weekend– 47 over two days– though health officials have actually repeatedly cautioned that tracking modifications over a day or more isn’t representative of an outbreak’s general development.
The new cases in Augusta aren’t shown in Sunday’s statistics; they will appear in the CDC’s roundup on Monday, the release said. The CDC has provided more personal protective equipment, or PPE, to the center, and prepares to hold an unique webinar for long-term care suppliers this week to strengthen their infection control readiness.
The infection declared its 19 th life in Maine on Saturday, with two deaths that consisted of a homeowner of the Maine Veterans’ Residences place in Scarborough.
Six staff members and 3 residents of the Scarborough veterans house evaluated favorable for COVID-19, including the local who passed away, a male in his 70 s.
In Belfast, Tall Pines Retirement and Health care Community reported 22 cases on Friday, up from 13 on Thursday. That night, OceanView at Falmouth reported its 11 th case, and prompted neighborhood members to take rigorous preventative measures.
The increase in cases at care centers came as a snowstorm knocked out power to 200,000 Mainers on Thursday. On Sunday, Central Maine Power had actually restored service to tens of thousands, and stated the huge majority should have it back by that night.
” Times stay difficult,” Dr. Nirav Shah, director