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Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Published
May 8, 2020

Maine CDC reports 44 more COVID-19 cases, 1 death

With Maine's numbers continuing a slow but steady increase, Gov. Janet Mills and state health officials say the overall trajectory and trend supports relaxing additional restrictions on businesses.
Published
May 8, 2020

Mills announces accelerated reopening for retail stores, restaurants in 12 rural counties

The announcement comes one day after Gov. Janet Mills unveiled a deal with Westbrook-based Idexx that will allow the state's public health lab to triple its testing capacity.
Published
May 5, 2020

Maine CDC reports 4 more coronavirus deaths and 37 more cases

The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says managers of the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Portland have agreed to extend a closure so the CDC can trace the contacts of infected workers.
Published
May 4, 2020

Maine CDC reports 20 more coronavirus cases, no new deaths

The number of cases at the Tyson Foods plant in Portland rose to 17 on Monday as testing of all 400-plus employees continued.
Published
May 2, 2020

Coronavirus data trends working in Maine’s favor, but risks remain

The reproduction rate, case rate and other indicators of transmission are moving in the right direction for Maine to start relaxing restrictions, but epidemiologists are watching closely for any warning signs that trends are changing.

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Published
April 30, 2020

Maine CDC reports 39 new cases, one more death from COVID-19

Contributing to the spike is an outbreak of at least 20 cases at the Hope House homeless shelter in Bangor, which Maine CDC officials are tracking alongside an outbreak at Portland's Tyson Foods plant.
Published
April 29, 2020

Virus outbreaks reported at Portland meat plant, Bangor homeless shelter

The outbreaks at Tyson Foods in Portland and the Hope House shelter in Bangor come two days before the Mills administration plans to begin relaxing restrictions on some businesses.
Published
April 26, 2020

Shopping in central Maine has changed in the time of coronavirus

Store officials say they continue to stock shelves and serve customers, even if it's in different ways under public health restrictions that limit public gatherings.
Published
April 25, 2020

As cases near 1,000, trends emerge about Maine’s infected

Data show that Mainers 80 or older account for just 13% of the cases but roughly half of the deaths. Health care workers account for the most cases, because they are exposed to the virus and are tested regularly.
Published
April 21, 2020

Maine CDC reports 13 more coronavirus cases, with 1 death

The number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 surpasses active cases in the state for the first time on Tuesday.