2/Important: "Masks also help reduce inhalation of these droplets by the wearer (“filtration for personal protection”)."
Previous data focused on reducing spread by an infected person (i.e., 'source control').
3/How?
"Studies demonstrate that cloth mask materials can also reduce wearers’ exposure to infectious droplets through filtration, including filtration of fine droplets and particles less than 10 microns."
1/Dear #Maine-here's where we are w/#COVID19 today. @MEPublicHealth is reporting a total of 6715 total cases today, with the *important* data-related note from earlier.
Of those, 5944 are confirmed and 771 are probable.
147 individuals have passed away and 5554 have recovered.
2/The hospitalization data in #Maine are concerning. Right now, 29 are in the hospital w/#COVID19.
7 of those are in the ICU and 1 is on a ventilator.
Two weeks ago, 9 people were in the hospital; none in the ICU and none on a ventilator.
3/28% of yesterday’s cases were from Cumberland County, 25% from York, and 15% from Somerset.