New cases of coronavirus in Maine pass 800 mark for the first time

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Maine (WABI) – Another record-breaking day in Maine for newly recorded coronavirus cases. The Maine CDC reports 833.

This is the first time that our state has passed the 800 mark.

Four other Mainers have died with the coronavirus – 2 in Penobscot and 2 in York counties.

The total number of cases for the state is now 31,150. Of those, 25,708 are confirmed by the Maine CDC.

The death toll now stands at 453 since the start of the pandemic.

On Tuesday, 68 coronavirus patients in Maine were hospitalized in critical condition. They had ventilators.

The highest new cases are in southern Maine. York County with almost 200 new ones. Cumberland County Reports 168.

Kennebec County reports 100 new cases.

Penobscot with 66, Somerset 28 and Knox 14.

Waldo, Washington, Piscataquis, Hancock, and Lincoln all report single-digit increases.