Hospitalizations at Central Maine Medical Center remain high as new cases trend down
Andree Kehn/Sun Journal LEWISTON — State health officials reported 38 new cases of COVID-19 in Androscoggin County on Friday and the death of two residents, a man and a woman, one in their 70s and one in their 80s. The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention reported 268 new cases across the state, but the high number of hospitalizations this week is a reminder of the mid-month surge in cases in Maine and in Androscoggin County. A total of 121 people in the state were hospitalized with the disease as of Friday morning, according to data tracked by the Maine CDC. Fifty-nine were in cri...