COVID-19 cases grow in Maine, which had kept virus at bay

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MAINE

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine has posted three consecutive days with more than 50 reported coronavirus cases for the first time since May. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says Tuesday the state’s total number of reported cases of coronavirus has increased by 57. Maine CDC says new cases reported on Tuesday brought the total reported coronavirus cases in Maine to 6,311, while the number of deaths remained at 146. Maine CDC has reported four consecutive days with more than 50 coronavirus cases only once, from May 19-22. Maine public health authorities cautioned the state’s positivity rate is slowly growing.