coronavirus Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Planned bus fare holiday stalls over dispute among Portland-area transit agencies

by Peter McGuire April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Bus, train and ferry operators opposed to a federal relief spending plan have withheld their signatures from a letter required to release the money.

Maine

Gov. Mills tests positive for COVID-19

by Dennis Hoey April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

The governor, who has been vaccinated and boosted, said she will monitor her symptoms and isolate for at least five days.

Maine

Maine reports 464 new COVID-19 cases Thursday

by Joe Lawlor April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

After sharp increases early this week, hospitalizations declined slightly, from 136 to 132.

Maine

Mainers have caught COVID-19 at a far lower rate than the nation

by Joe Lawlor April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Thirty-five percent of Mainers have been infected, compared with the national average of 58 percent, according to a federal study.

Nation / World, Uncategorized

United States is ‘out of the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says

by Bryan Pietsch The Washington Post April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

The CDC said Tuesday that as of the end of February, nearly 60 percent of Americans had been infected.

Livermore Falls Advertiser

Spruce Mountain Envirothon teams prep for regionals

by Pam Harnden April 26, 2022April 25, 2022

While the number of schools and teams participating in Envirothon are down this year, Spruce Mountain High School has five teams preparing for the May 19 regional competition in Bethel.

Health, Lewiston-Auburn

Maine’s rural population may explain fluctuations in COVID-19 wastewater levels

by Emily Bader April 26, 2022April 27, 2022

Scientists at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention hypothesize that levels of coronavirus found in wastewater collected in less densely populated parts of the state may fluctuate more than their more populous counterparts. But wastewater testing remains an important surveillance tool.