There were three additional deaths
Maine reported 375 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period Tuesday, and three additional deaths. The 375 cases were the total from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The seven-day average of daily new cases stood at 177 on Tuesday, up from 147.4 a week ago and 38.9 a month ago. Since the pandemic began, Maine has recorded 72,896 cases of COVID-19 and 907 deaths. Penobscot County had the most cases over the three-day period with 95 new cases, followed by York County at 59 and Cumberland County at 36. Despite the surge in cases in recent weeks, Maine has the second-lowest virus prevalence in the country, according to the Harvard Global Health Institute. Maine’s rate of 13 cases per 100,000 residents is only beaten by Vermont, at 10.7 cases per 100,000. In areas where the virus is spreading the fastest, Florida and Louisiana, case counts are at 138 per 100,000 and 116 per 100,000, respectively. The increase in case counts in Maine and across the nation comes amid reports that the Biden administration is expected to announce this week that booster shots will be available for most people eight months after they received their final dose.
