Finding a test in a timely fashion has become all but impossible in Maine as demand has soared.
Eric Russell
Staff Writer
Eric Russell has been a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2012 and has been a journalist in Maine since 2004. Because he doesn’t have a specific geographic or topical area to cover, Eric often is free to roam the state in pursuit of the most interesting stories, whether it’s tackling the big topic of the day or chasing ideas that fall just outside the boundaries of everyday news. His favorite assignments are ones where he can leave the office and meet with people in their homes or their workplaces to talk about their struggles and challenges – and sometimes their triumphs. Or to try and answer complicated questions.
Eric grew up in Southern Maine, went to college at the University of Maine and worked in Bangor for eight years before joining the Press Herald. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, a school teacher, and two daughters.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine reach another record, ‘overwhelming our system’
Roughly two-thirds of the COVID patients in hospitals across the state are unvaccinated, and the percentage is as high as 85 to 90 among those in critical care.
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National Guard members deployed as COVID surge keeps pressure on Maine hospitals
Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston asks for help as a federal surge response team gets to work assisting the staff at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Federal ‘surge team’ coming to help Maine Medical Center with flood of COVID-19 patients
Pressure on Maine hospitals continued to rise Thursday as Maine reported a record number of new infections and intensive care patients.
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Pace of new COVID infections continues post-Thanksgiving rise
The delta variant continues to drive a surge in infections in Maine as the new omicron variant is being detected elsewhere in the country.
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Maine struggles with testing shortage as COVID-19 surge is expected to intensify
The delta variant continues to drive a surge in cases and hospitalizations as Maine health officials closely watch the omicron variant, which was first detected in the U.S. Wednesday.
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Maine health officials monitor new variant as delta drives record COVID-19 hospitalizations
Health officials are still waiting to see what effect the holiday weekend will have on transmission, but they expect cases to surge again.
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Infections, deaths and hospitalizations mount as Maine braces for post-holiday rise in COVID-19
Maine set a new hospitalization record as health officials gear up for the possible arrival of a new variant, omicron, that has the world on edge.
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Maine officials, scientists monitoring new omicron variant as governor urges vaccinations
As of Monday, 322 individuals were in the hospital with COVID-19, including 99 in critical care.
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Children and teens lead surge in COVID-19 cases
Although younger people are at lower risk for hospitalization or death, health experts say they can still be affected and they can often be silent carriers.