Maine CDC reports 169 new cases of COVID-19, one death

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AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) – Another Mainer has died of COVID-19 – a resident of Cumberland County, according to the Maine CDC.

This is the first death reported in more than a week.

The Maine CDC reported 169 new cases of the virus on Saturday.

Cumberland and York counties have the most new cases.

Waldo County has 22 new cases, while Penobscot County has 17.

Again, Sagdahoc County is the only county not to report a change.

44 Mainers are currently hospitalized with the virus, 21 are in intensive care and nine are on ventilators.

1,958 new doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered.

61.03% of Mainers are fully vaccinated, according to the Maine CDC.

As of Saturday, seven counties are all considered to have “high” or “substantial” levels of COVID-19 transmission.

Piscataquis County experiences “high” levels of community transmission, according to the US CDC.

Piscataquis joins Waldo in this designation.

Aroostook, Penobscot, Lincoln, York and Cumberland counties are in the “substantial” transmission category, based on the US CDC’s COVID data tracker.