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Coronavirus

Published
September 16, 2021

Demand for COVID tests rises as state reports another 652 cases, 3 deaths

The pace of new infections is straining the Maine CDC's ability to review new cases, leading to a backlog that is likely to translate into sustained high numbers in the coming days.
Published
September 15, 2021

COVID-19 related hospitalizations break records as testing remains an issue

The state's top public health official acknowledged that case investigators are working through a backlog of positive tests awaiting review.
Published
September 15, 2021

COVID returns to Oxford Hills, with delta

Unvaccinated children are currently the highest-risk group to infection.
Published
September 15, 2021

Peru elementary school in COVID-19 ‘outbreak status’

More than a third of students at two schools are absent because of infection or quarantining.
Published
September 15, 2021

All schools in RSU 16 now require masks

School board members ordered students and staff at the middle and high schools to wear masks starting Wednesday.

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Published
September 15, 2021

MaineGeneral Health working on contingency plan for staffing as deadline approaches for Mills’ vaccination mandate

As of Tuesday, about 81% of the hospital's employees met the COVID-19 vaccination mandate Gov. Janet Mills has set for health care workers.
Published
September 15, 2021

Maine Marathon still on for Oct. 3

Despite the recent cancellations of other marathons in the state, race officials say the Maine Marathon has put together a strong medical team to ensure that it can be held safely.
Published
September 15, 2021

Percentage of vaccinated school staff varies widely across Maine: See your school’s vaccination rate

An average of 76% of school employees in Maine are vaccinated, but individual schools vary widely, new state data shows.
Published
September 15, 2021

Two Maine Senate leaders test positive for COVID-19

As the delta variant continues to surge in Maine, Senate President Troy Jackson and Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, the Senate majority leader, are the latest public officials to announce positive tests for the virus.
Published
September 15, 2021

Record number of COVID patients on ventilators as state can’t keep up with new cases

The number of people breathing with assistance from ventilators reached a pandemic high of 42 on Wednesday and the backlog of positive test results continues to grow.