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About 35% of Maine residents have been infected with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic through February, well below the national average of 58%, according to a new federal study.
Infections have intensified since the delta wave this fall and the omicron wave this winter. As of September 2021, only 8% of Maine residents had been infected with COVID-19, compared to 29% nationally.
Through February, Maine had the third-lowest infection rate in the nation, behind Hawaii at 34% and Vermont at 29%.
Meanwhile, Maine reported 526 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. There were no additional deaths.
Since the start of the pandemic, Maine has recorded 243,128 cases of COVID-19 and 2,282 deaths. Hospitalizations had not yet been updated as of early Wednesday, but stood at 132 on Tuesday.
This story will be updated.
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