2 new cases of coronavirus in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine health authorities say two more people in the state have tested positive for the new coronavirus.  That brings the state’s number of cases to three. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says a woman in her 20s is being cared for at Maine Medical Center in Portland. A man in his 50s was screened at a MaineHealth outpatient clinic and is in self-isolation at home, the Maine CDC said. Maine CDC staff, working closely with MaineHealth providers, has begun investigating the patients’ travel histories. Gov.  Janet Mills announced the state’s first case on Thursday. The new coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 results in only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, for most people.