Maine’s infection rate remains among the highest in the nation although the pace of new cases has slowed this week.
John Richardson
Maine hospitals report slight rise in number of patients with COVID
Maine continues to have the highest infection rate among U.S. states.
Maine has nation’s highest COVID infection rate as state reports another 1,030 cases
Infections have spiked in Maine and across the Northeast as more contagious variants emerge.
Gov. Mills signs law legalizing sports betting; tribes get exclusive rights to online wagering
The law also reduces the tax burden on Maine’s indigenous communities and creates a new collaboration process between the tribes and the state.
COVID-19 hospitalizations increase by 12 in Maine
School officials are watching COVID trends as students return from spring break at the same time cases have been rising throughout Northeast.
Hospitalizations hold steady as Maine reports 317 new COVID-19 cases
The state has been hovering around 100 hospitalizations for more than a month, even as caseloads have risen sharply.
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to highest level in more than a month
A total of 107 people were hospitalized with the virus as of Thursday morning, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
COVID hospitalizations hold steady in Maine
The state reported 93 hospitalized patients Monday.
Maine’s daily COVID case count significantly higher this week
As Maine’s daily case count rises, five northern and eastern Maine counties are now considered to be at moderate risk for virus transmission and hospitalizations.
Maine reports 356 new cases of COVID-19
The number of new infections, while smaller than the previous day, is still well above the average for the past several weeks.