The 147 cases include 19 at a nursing home and 72 at a county jail. The three who died did not attend the Aug. 7 wedding, authorities said.
The growing outbreak came after about 65 guests attended the Aug. 7 wedding in Millinocket, Maine. Justtwo dozen people directly associated with the event tested positive for the virus, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The event was also linked to a 72-case outbreak at the York County Jail, southwest of Portland, Maine, Long said.Health officials said they linked 147 cases of COVID-19, including three deaths, to a wedding reception at the Big Moose Inn in Millinocket, Maine, on Aug. 7. Thursday. Inmates made up the majority of those infected with the virus at the jail, followed by staff members and their families, Shah said.The state CDC continued to investigate whether an outbreak at the Calvary Baptist Church in Sanford, Maine, was also connected to the Millinocket event. The church’s pastor, Todd Bell, officiated the wedding at a Millinocket church and reportedly admitted to his congregation last week that he was at the wedding.“Six families from our church went there.
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