Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public. You can support this mission by purchasing a digital subscription. AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine has outpaced most other states in testing people for the new coronavirus, but the state is still seeing a sharp increase in hospitalizations as it remains a week or more behind harder-hit states in fighting the spread of the virus. As of Wednesday, there were 344 confirmed cases of the virus in Maine, with seven deaths, up from 142 cases and no deaths a week ago.