Recent data shows that Maine has the worst racial disparity for Black residents in the nation for COVID-19 cases, as infection rates rise among minority communities in Cumberland and Androscoggin counties.
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Mills postpones July 1 reopening for Maine bars because of virus concerns
State officials had said the July 1 date for resuming indoor service could be delayed, citing higher coronavirus transmission risks and outbreaks linked to bar reopenings in other states.
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Maine CDC warns of rise in hepatitis A cases in 3 counties
York, Somerset and Penobscot counties have gone from zero cases to 26 over the last 4 months.
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Maine CDC reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
It marks the lowest daily increase since April 27, and is only the third single-digit increase since mid-March.
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Quadrupling of state lab’s COVID-19 testing capacity puts Maine in good position, public health experts say
Beefing up contact tracing and disclosing data about it is the new challenge as the state continues its phased reopening plan.
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Additional 54 coronavirus cases reported in Maine, as more businesses reopen
Gov. Janet Mills said she was accelerating the date for lodging places to start serving out-of-state visitors, and on Friday fitness centers as well as bars and brewery tasting rooms with outdoor seating opened in 13 counties.
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Maine CDC reports 30 new coronavirus cases, but trends ‘heading in the right direction’
No additional deaths were reported Thursday, and the number of active cases of the disease continues to decline as recoveries outpace new COVID-19 infections.
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Maine CDC begins providing almost daily numbers for negative COVID-19 tests
Maine is the only state that has been unable to provide the key pandemic tracking metric.
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Mills accelerates reopening for bars, tasting rooms and gyms in 13 counties
Similar businesses in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties will not be able to reopen on June 12, however, because of continued spread of the coronavirus.
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Lewiston has had the most virus cases of any Maine ZIP code; part of Portland has the highest prevalence
The newly released data, covering only 55 of Maine’s 400 ZIP codes, show the northern Maine town of Medway with the second highest-caseload per capita.