COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine continue slight downward trend – CentralMaine.com

Four more people were reported Saturday to have died with COVID-19 in Maine, adding to 23 additional deaths Friday and a pandemic total of 1,804.

Still, other indicators in addition to hospitalizations are suggesting the state’s COVID-19 case load is waning.

And the state has been getting more data from wastewater systems across the state – including Brunswick, Belfast, Bangor, Calais, Presque Isle and Lewiston-Auburn – all showing steep declines in transmission, Maine CDC Director Dr.

While the number of overall hospitalizations dropped Saturday, the number of people in critical care rose slightly from 82 on Friday to 83.

Vaccinations have fallen off in Maine after increased demand before the holidays, though the state still has among the highest vaccination and booster rates.

Across the U.S., COVID-19 cases are falling from a mid-January omicron peak that at one point saw the seven-day average of daily new cases reach 806,795.

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