More COVID cases linked to Maine wedding reception, totaling 53 cases so far – Boston.com

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August 23, 2020 | 7: 35 AM

MAINE (AP) – More cases of COVID-19 have been linked to a Maine wedding reception that violated attendance limits.

Maine enlighten effectively being officers mentioned Saturday that up to now, 53 cases of the virus have been traced support to the Aug. 7 reception in Millinocket. One person has died, in step with a native scientific institution.

The reception on the Giant Moose Inn exceeded the enlighten’s indoor gathering restrict, amongst other violations of enlighten principles. The outbreak affected people from 4 to 78 years veteran, officers mentioned.

About 65 other folks — extra than the restrict of 50 — attended the reception. A representative for the Giant Moose Inn has declined to comment.

One person whose an infection has been linked to the reception died Friday afternoon at Millinocket Regional Clinic, the scientific institution’s CEO launched Friday.

Attributable to the outbreak, the scientific institution is closed to company. The town hall and colleges also had been closed.

Thirty-two new cases and one further death had been launched Saturday by the Maine Heart for Illness Adjust and Prevention. The deceased used to be a man in his 70s from Cumberland County.

The as much as this point figures elevate the entire number of coronavirus cases to with regards to 4,320 and the number of deaths to 130, in step with the Maine CDC. The day to day update doesn’t consist of the death reported Friday in Millinocket.


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