Maine’s seven-day rolling average of new cases stood at 163.7 on Wednesday, six times higher than the average from four weeks ago.
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Calais hospital workers reach labor agreement, averting strike
A dispute over leadership and working conditions had led nurses, lab workers and other employees at Calais Regional Hospital to call a strike starting next Wednesday.
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The Latest: Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the U.S.
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Five more Bates students test positive; 62 now quarantined
Four of the students whose tests came back positive late Tuesday were close contacts of a classmate who had already come down with the disease.
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Our View: Veterans know how to handle a crisis
As we all deal with the COVID pandemic, we could stand to learn a thing or two from those who have served.
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Parents post support for RSU 9 staff
On Sunday, parents decorated RSU 9 schools with signs of support for staff.
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U.S. hits record for COVID-19 hospitalizations as infections surge
The wave appears more widespread than the surges of this spring and summer, and threatens to be worse, but experts say there are reasons to think the nation is better able to deal with the virus this time.
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Farmington board appoints 10 to police chief search committee
Police, town officials, UMF president, district attorney to serve.
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COVID-19 cases rise at Farmington nursing home, hospital
There are 11 more cases at Sandy River Center and three more at Franklin Memorial Hospital.
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Four additional deaths, 172 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maine as virus surges
The number of active cases of the coronavirus in Maine has tripled – from roughly 600 to 1,800 – in one month, and hospitalizations as well as deaths are climbing.