The caseload is a return to an unwelcome normal after the Thanksgiving break led labs to process fewer samples last week.
Rob Wolfe
Maine CDC reports low coronavirus numbers after holiday break
But the public health agency announces one more death of a person with COVID-19 and says 125 patients are hospitalized statewide, an increase of six since Friday.
Maine CDC reports 236 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths
It’s the seventh time new daily cases have topped 200 in the past two weeks, as hospitalizations set a new record of 94 during the pandemic.
Truckers threaten to strike after Shaw’s negotiations stall
A union representative says members authorized a strike as a warning, but hoped they wouldn’t have to carry through.
Maine CDC reports 168 new coronavirus cases, one more death
The day after the agency’s director, Dr. Nirav Shah, warned that ‘If we don’t do something different, nothing is going to change,’ Maine tops 10,000 cumulative cases.
Yarmouth man dies in workplace accident in Wiscasset
James Thompson, 58, was killed Friday when the scissor lift he was working on tipped over, police say.
L.L. Bean scraps major housing development in Freeport
Faced with local opposition, the outdoor-gear retailer withdraws its support for a developer’s plan to build hundreds of homes off Desert and Old County roads.
Maine CDC reports 151 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths
The state’s 7-day daily case average reached 182.9 on Sunday, its highest yet.
Maine CDC reports 159 new coronavirus cases, one more death
The state had 2,031 active cases on Saturday, an increase of more than 500 over the past week.
Maine CDC reports 51 coronavirus cases, no new deaths
The University of Maine System has identified three new cases among facilities management employees in a cluster of infections on the Orono campus.