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Augusta, [a] officially the City of Augusta, is the capital of the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of and most populous city in Kennebec County.The city's population was 18,899 at the 2020 census, [5] making it the 12th most populous city in Maine, and 3rd least populous state capital in the United States after Montpelier, Vermont, and Pierre, South Dakota.
The COVID-19 pandemic was publicly reported to have reached the U.S. state of Maine on March 12, 2020. As of February 2, 2021, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services reported 131,530 confirmed cases and 46,971 probable cases in the state, with 1,777 deaths attributed to the virus. [1] [2]
According to the 2020 United States census, Maine is the 9th least populous state, with 1,372,247 inhabitants, and the 12th smallest by land area, spanning 30,842.92 square miles (79,882.8 km 2). [1] Maine is divided into 16 counties and contains 482 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and plantations. [ 2 ]
The mean population center of Maine is located in Kennebec County, just east of Augusta. [51] The Greater Portland metropolitan area is the most densely populated with nearly 40% of Maine's population. [52] This area spans three counties and includes many farms and wooded areas; the 2016 population of Portland proper was 66,937. [53]
Full map including municipalities. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
On 24 January, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated that about 57% of the world's population had been infected by COVID-19. [62] [63] By 6 March, it was reported that the total worldwide death count had surpassed 6 million people. [240] By 6 July, Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 had spread worldwide. [241]
Weekly confirmed COVID-19 deaths Map of cumulative COVID-19 death rates by U.S. state [8] On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case was reported on January 20, [9] and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency on January 31. [10]
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Augusta, Maine, United States. View of current City Hall building in Augusta, Maine, 2013 View of former City Hall building in Augusta, Maine; seat of government 1896-1987