COVID-19 thriving in rural Maine counties, with 665 new cases statewide

The new cases represent the highest single-day total since Jan. 20, near the height of the pandemic.

Nurses overwhelmed by COVID surge call on Mainers to get vaccinated and wear masks

Health care workers are tired and frustrated as the pandemic carries on, and they're urging the public to get vaccinated and take other precautions.

Androscoggin County’s COVID-19 case rate has doubled since last week

Across Maine, the 7-day averages in most of the state's counties have doubled in just one week.

Thousands of Mainers set to lose federal unemployment aid as of Saturday

As many as 22,400 Maine workers could lose benefits when federal programs established in March 2020 under the federal CARES Act expire.

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.

Health care workers, providers under pressure to vaccinate

Gov. Janet Mills has set Oct. 1 as the deadline for all Maine healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Oxford Hills businesses taking a wait and see on ‘vaccine passports’ and requirements

Bethel discusses free Wifi, COVID, and Ethel Bisbee

Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say

The paper, which is under peer review with the journal Science, tracked more than 340,000 adults across 600 villages in rural Bangladesh.

Nurses criticize Maine Medical Center for paring employees’ COVID-19 benefits

The changes at Maine's largest hospital, which treats many COVID-19 patients, include limiting quarantine pay and pregnancy benefits for nurses and other employees.