With 67 Deaths, November Was Maine’s Deadliest Month Yet In The Coronavirus Pandemic

Maine has just turned the page on its darkest month yet in the coronavirus pandemic, in which a long-dreaded second wave of infections, hospitalizations and deaths finally washed over the state. The state recorded almost half of its total confirmed coronavirus cases — 5,320 infections, or 44.4 percent — just in November, as the virus spread across all 16 counties and colder weather apparently motivated more people to gather indoors without face masks or proper social distancing. The state also saw 67 deaths from COVID-19 just during November, which made it the deadliest month in the pandemic and was more than the combined totals from June through October. In a reversal from early in the pandemic, Cumberland County, Maine’s most populous county that has seen the most cumulative deaths and cases of any county, recorded just one death last month.