Maine records 100th death due to coronavirus

The death toll from the coronavirus has reached 100 in Maine, officials said Tuesday.

The state also recorded 18 new cases of the virus on Tuesday, bringing the total to 2,606, the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention said in a statement. The state has recently taken steps to increase its testing for the virus, and officials have cautioned that could result in heavier tallies than Maine experienced in earlier months.

Maine’s total number of cases of coronavirus, and deaths from the virus, remain below southern New England states that have been hit harder.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, or death.