Maine hospitals treating record number of ICU patients as new COVID-19 cases climb

More than 90% of patients in intensive care are unvaccinated, say state officials, who have added staffing to handle a backlog of positive tests.

Maine allows more time for required vaccinations as new COVID-19 cases nearly double

Enforcement will begin Oct. 29 rather than Oct. 1, to give health care workers more time to get fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, the state reports the most new cases in a day since Jan. 22.

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Number of ICU patients in Maine hospitals jumps, tying pandemic’s all-time high

This latest surge, driven largely by unvaccinated Mainers infected with the delta variant, is straining the state's hospital system.

Maine could see a jump in new COVID-19 cases within days

Maine CDC's director says. ‘The numbers are high and they are going up’ as the agency reviews 1,700 positive results, largely from unvaccinated people.

COVID-19 patient counts keep climbing in Maine hospitals

As many people are in intensive care now as during last winter's surge, with the delta variant pushing unvaccinated people into hospitals.

Hospitalizations highest since June as Maine CDC reports 217 new cases of COVID-19

Maine's seven-day average of new cases has climbed to levels not seen since May, and 60 people were hospitalized Wednesday, the most since June 6.

Masks now recommended for everyone indoors in Waldo, Somerset and Hancock counties

The state reports 60 more 'breakthrough' cases among vaccinated people as shifting transmission rates and the patchwork of classifications in Maine cause confusion.

Q&A: Am I going to need a booster shot for COVID-19?

That could be the case eventually, but as of now there is no official recommendation.

Waterville mayor says he’s ‘extremely thankful,’ hasn’t decided yet whether to resign

At the end of Tuesday night's City Council meeting, Mayor Jay Coelho thanked councilors and city officials and said he had not yet made a decision about whether to resign due to serious health issues.