(CNN) Three people have been hospitalized with Covid-19 and 46 others have contracted the coronavirus after a fellowship event at a church in a small town in Maine, according to the state's top health official. A total of 49 cases have been linked to an outbreak at the Brooks Pentecostal Church in Waldo County, the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah said at a news conference Thursday. "We expect that number to increase over the next days," Shah said. Seven of the cases are associated with the Lighthouse Christian Academy, a church-affiliated school on its property in the town of Brooks. The pastor of the church on Facebook expressed his sadness over the outbreak.

Source: CNN October 22, 2020 23:23 UTC