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Real-time Maine coronavirus updates: Sunday, Sept. 6

Find developments on the Maine coronavirus, COVID-19 outbreak as we work together to separate facts from fear. Saturday, September 5, 2020.

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Sunday, September 6

The Maine CDC reported an additional 15 cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4,682.

  • Total cases: 4,682
  • Confirmed cases: 4,210
  • Probable cases: 472
  • Deaths: 134
  • Total Hospitalizations: 424
  • Recoveries: 4,049
  • Case rate per 10,000 people: 35

Saturday, September 5

The Maine CDC reported an additional 35 cases of COVID-19 for a total of 4,667.

  • Total cases: 4,667
  • Confirmed cases: 4,197
  • Probable cases: 470
  • Deaths: 134
  • Total Hospitalizations: 424
  • Recoveries: 4,037
  • Case rate per 10,000 people: 34.9

Friday, September 4

The Maine CDC reported an additional Mainer has died with COVID-19, bringing the state death toll to 134. There were 15 additional cases reported for Friday. 

  • Total cases: 4,632
  • Confirmed cases: 4,164
  • Probable cases: 468
  • Deaths: 134
  • Total Hospitalizations: 423
  • Recoveries: 4,006
  • Case rate per 10,000 people: 34.6

Thursday, September 3

Outbreak Updates

As of Thursday, Maine CDC reported 144 total cases and two deaths are linked to the Millinocket wedding. Included in the 144 are the cases at the York County Jail and the Maplecrest Rehabilitation Center.

York County Jail

As of Thursday, the Maine CDC says there are now 72 total cases of COVID-19 at the York County Jail: 46 are among inmates, 19 among staff, and 7 other cases have been linked through secondary transmission (close contacts of staff members who have tested positive).

Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said a staff member of the York County Jail attended the wedding and reception in Millinocket. According to Dr. Shah, that staff member was one of the first confirmed cases at the jail.

RELATED: 'I don't want my child to get sick': Wife of York County Jail employee contracts COVID-19

Calvary Baptist Church

At the Calvary Baptist Church in Sanford—the latest outbreak that is possibly linked to the wedding—there are ten total cases; five new cases were identified in Thursday's update. 

Pastor Todd Bell is the pastor at the church and he officiated the wedding. The Maine CDC says at this time, the church outbreak investigation has not been epidemiologically linked to any other outbreak investigations. 

“We’re still investigating if there are any linkages among them. We have some hypotheses but as with any scientific endeavor, we’ve got to have more than just reports and unconfirmed notions," Dr. Shah said Tuesday. "We’ve got to make sure we’re getting it from primary, verified sources. So until we’ve secured that and validated it I don’t want to comment. But we do have some hypotheses that we’re looking into that would connect them.”

Despite the outbreak, the church held normal services on Sunday.

At the service on Sunday, Pastor Bell referenced the wedding in Millinocket.

"I went to the wedding. I officiated the wedding. It was a beautiful wedding," Pastor Bell said to his congregation. "Six families from our church went there. We never expected to get COVID. Nobody expected to experience the things that happened because you went to a beautiful thing like that."

RELATED: Calvary Baptist Church in Sanford still holds Sunday service amid COVID-19 outbreak

Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center

There are now 16 cases at the Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center in Madison - eight among residents and eight among staff. The Maine CDC previously linked this outbreak to the wedding outbreak. Investigations are underway to determine if the additional cases associated with those outbreaks are also linked to the wedding and reception outbreak.

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Coronavirus, COVID-19 Background 

The official name for the coronavirus is “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes is named “coronavirus disease 2019” or “COVID-19” for short. Coronavirus is a family of viruses, which can infect people and animals. The viruses can cause the common cold or more serious diseases like SARS, MERS, and COVID-19.

The CDC says symptoms of the coronavirus include fever, cough, difficulty breathing, and in some cases sore throat.

The CDC says there are simple steps to take to reduce the possible spread of COVID-19:

  • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
  • Stay home while you're sick and avoid close contact with others
  • The Maine Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is holding coronavirus briefings on Tuesdays and Thursdays with director Dr. Nirav Shah to keep the public up to date on the situation in Maine

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