New cases of Covid-19 continue to decline in Sanford and Springvale. The latest weekly update, with data as of February 7, shows 43 new cases of the virus in Sanford and 8 in Springvale, for a total of 51 new cases in our community. This is down from the previous week’s total of 59 new cases. The cumulative total now stands at 952 in Sanford and 235 in Springvale, for a total of 1,187.
There were 829 new cases in York County as a whole, for the two-week period ending February 7. This is less than half of the new cases recorded in the previous two-week period, when the post-holiday surge was at its peak.
Sanford still has the highest number of total cases per 1,000 residents of any zip code in Maine, at 58. The Springvale zip code is number five in the state, with 50 cases per 1,000 residents.
The graph, from Nick Adams’ website, illustrates new Covid cases in the 04073 zip code.
