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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Second case of avian flu detected in backyard birds in Knox County
The first case was confirmed on Sunday and the second on Wednesday; the USDA conducted tests and found the presence of the H5N1 strain in both flocks of birds.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
COVID hospitalizations in Maine cut in half since omicron peak last month
As of Monday, 216 people were hospitalized with the virus in Maine, the lowest total since Nov. 9.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2022
Shah indicates cautious optimism as ‘the bullet train that is omicron is slowing down’
Hospitalizations, the PCR test positivity rate and wastewater surveillance testing all indicated a decreasing prevalence of COVID-19 in Maine communities.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine drop to a three-month low
The state reported 9 more deaths on Wednesday even as hospitalsā patient numbers continue to drop.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine edge higher
The overall trend is still downward, though, and virus transmission also appears to be declining fast based on raw test results received each day by the Maine CDC.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 300 for first time since before Thanksgiving
The average number of positive test results received by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention each day has been nearly cut in half just in the past week.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Early reports from state wastewater testing program suggest spread of COVID-19 in Lewiston, Auburn decreasing
While it will still take a several more weeks of data collection to create a baseline, the Maine CDC director called the early indications in the reports "encouraging."
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2022
Maine CDC reports 23 more deaths from COVID-19
The high total reflects the reality that even though the omicron surge appears to be waning, it's still having a devastating impact.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2022
Number of critical care patients with COVID-19 hits lowest point in Maine since November
Cases continue to rise in schools, however, and the state reported 18 more deaths Thursday, bringing the pandemic total to 1,777.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations ‘encouraging,’ but still high
Omicron's high transmissibility is forcing the Maine CDC to change its approach to tracking the virus.
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