Maine reported 41 new deaths on Friday, the deadliest record of additional deaths due to COVID-19 in one day in the state since the pandemic began. There were 782 new cases of the disease, also a record.
Overall, Maine had 28,407 cases of COVID-19 and 426 deaths. The previous one-day record was 748 on December 23rd.
For deaths, the highest one-day total was 20 on Dec. 1, although the deaths are often not reported the same day at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The deaths recorded on a given day are usually a net increase in deaths that occurred over a few days.
Deaths have increased since December 1 in Maine, more than doubling the country’s total. Since the end of November, Maine’s cumulative mortality rate has climbed from 194 to 426.
Dr. John Alexander, chief medical officer at Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston, said Thursday he was concerned.
“Unfortunately, we are going to see this rising trend for some time,” Alexander said. ‘One leads to the other. Cases lead to hospitalizations and subsequently lead to deaths. ”
Treatments have improved for COVID-19 since the spring, and patients are more likely to survive. But the disease is still fatal, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about five times more deadly than the flu for hospitalized patients.
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, will brief the media today at 2 p.m.
This story will be updated.
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