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PublishedDecember 4, 2020
‘Ferocious levels’ of virus transmission will spur changes to Maine CDC investigations
The agency's director hints that the state is considering scaling back case investigation and contact tracing to focus on the most vulnerable populations, as some states already have done.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2020
Maine schools stick to in-person instruction as coronavirus numbers rise
COVID cases are increasing in schools, but officials say they have seen little evidence of transmission in school buildings and plan to continue offering in-person learning as long as it's safe.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Maine CDC reports record 346 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths
It's the first time new daily cases have gone over 300 in Maine, a sign that the post-holiday surge dreaded by public health officials has arrived.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Maine’s federal allocation of vaccine falls far short, Mills says
The governor says the initial shipment of 12,675 vaccine doses is about one-third of what the state expected and ‘far less than what is needed.’
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
As virus surges, Maine hospitals hold their own
Hospitals have outpaced the disease in adding critical care capacity as coronavirus hospitalizations have hit record levels.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
Twenty deaths, 219 new cases reported as coronavirus rages across Maine
The deaths reported Tuesday had occurred since Nov. 16, with half of them in Androscoggin County. The state's CDC director calls it a ‘difficult day’ for Maine.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2020
Maine looks ahead to 12,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine within weeks
As the state reports 249 new cases and three more deaths, Maine's CDC director says the initial shipment would be used to inoculate health care workers who face risk of infection.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2020
Several Maine hospitals report record numbers of COVID-19 inpatients
As the surge continues, cases rise at Portland hospitals, but not as sharply as in Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston and York County.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2020
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, and bed capacity is closely watched
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention testing lab was closed for Thanksgiving, and updated statewide COVID-19 case numbers won't be released until Saturday.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2020
Testing capacity ‘crunched’ in some areas as demand increases, COVID-19 cases surge
Those with symptoms of the coronavirus generally face little to no delay obtaining tests, but the situation is different for some asymptomatic Mainers.
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