Maine reaches vaccine milestone, 4th in nation to do so

Maine (WABI) - COVID-19 hospitalizations increased slightly, according to the Maine CDC.

As of Friday, 422 people are currently hospitalized with coronavirus.

104 people are in critical care.

55 are on ventilators.

There were 40 available ICU beds in the state as of Friday.

The latest data from the Maine CDC shows 1,387 newly recorded coronavirus cases.

Two more Mainers died with the virus- one resident each from Penobscot and Androscoggin counties.

Washington County hitting the three thousand mark for total coronavirus cases. 320 new ones in Cumberland County, 291 in York.

Kennebec County adding 149 new cases to its total.

4,651 new doses of coronavirus vaccine were administered Thursday according to the state’s vaccination dashboard.

Governor Mills says that more than 50% of the eligible Mainers have received a Covid-19 booster shot.