The state’s top public health official acknowledged that case investigators are working through a backlog of positive tests awaiting review.
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COVID returns to Oxford Hills, with delta
Unvaccinated children are currently the highest-risk group to infection.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Peru elementary school in COVID-19 ‘outbreak status’
More than a third of students at two schools are absent because of infection or quarantining.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
All schools in RSU 16 now require masks
School board members ordered students and staff at the middle and high schools to wear masks starting Wednesday.
Posted inMaine
MaineGeneral Health working on contingency plan for staffing as deadline approaches for Mills’ vaccination mandate
As of Tuesday, about 81% of the hospital’s employees met the COVID-19 vaccination mandate Gov. Janet Mills has set for health care workers.
Posted inSports
Maine Marathon still on for Oct. 3
Despite the recent cancellations of other marathons in the state, race officials say the Maine Marathon has put together a strong medical team to ensure that it can be held safely.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Percentage of vaccinated school staff varies widely across Maine: See your school’s vaccination rate
An average of 76% of school employees in Maine are vaccinated, but individual schools vary widely, new state data shows.
Posted inMaine, News
Two Maine Senate leaders test positive for COVID-19
As the delta variant continues to surge in Maine, Senate President Troy Jackson and Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, the Senate majority leader, are the latest public officials to announce positive tests for the virus.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Record number of COVID patients on ventilators as state can’t keep up with new cases
The number of people breathing with assistance from ventilators reached a pandemic high of 42 on Wednesday and the backlog of positive test results continues to grow.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore tax rate going up 75 cents
Undesignated fund used to lessen the property tax increase.