Portland and Bangor hospitals have been especially quiet as few acutely affected patients appear in emergency rooms statewide.
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Third death linked to Millinocket wedding as Maine reports 19 new COVID-19 cases
The Aug. 7 wedding and reception has been linked to 147 virus cases and outbreaks at the York County Jail and a nursing home in Madison.
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Rush to issue vaccine concerns Maine’s CDC director
Dr. Nirav Shah says there is ‘inherent’ risk in distributing a vaccine before Phase 3 trials are complete, and some health officials worry that the federal government’s push to release a vaccine before Election Day is politically driven.
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COVID-19 outbreak at Sanford church doubles, and 2nd death linked to Millinocket wedding
The Maine CDC reports that the testing positivity rate in York County this week was 3 times higher than the state’s rate overall.
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New unit at Togus to help veterans with mental health and substance abuse issues
Prodded by Jared Golden, the VA plans to open a 24-bed facility in 2022 so Maine veterans won’t have to travel out of state for treatment.
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Maine CDC reports 24 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
Maine’s seven-day average of 27 new cases daily is higher than in early August, due in part to an outbreak of more than 130 cases linked to a Millinocket wedding and reception.
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Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me?
Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me? It likely provides protection for both. Studies on the new coronavirus and other germs show wearing a mask helps stop infected people from spreading disease to others. Evidence also suggests that masks may offer some protection for the people wearing them. The virus […]
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Schools across Maine still ‘green’ to reopen, but Penobscot and York counties on watch
The state says it’s monitoring their rising COVID-19 case numbers due to recent outbreaks, including 54 cases at the York County Jail.
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COVID-19 claims another Maine life, and 24 new cases are reported
The state’s 7-day average of daily cases has decreased slightly in the last week.
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Genetic data show how one ‘superspreading’ event sent virus across the world
A study of nearly 800 coronavirus genomes shows that viruses carrying the conference’s characteristic mutation infected hundreds of people in the Boston area, as well as victims from Alaska to Senegal to Luxembourg.