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Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports 283 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths
Maine once again sets a record seven-day average for new daily cases – 265.3 – as the increasingly uncontrolled surge is leading officials to consider scaling back contact tracing.
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Posted inBethel, News
Judge orders Sunday River Brewing Co. to stay closed, imposes fine and suspends liquor license
Rick and Ron Savage’s Bethel restaurant, bar shuttered until Friday.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine to receive first allotment of vaccines in series of shipments
The first round of shipments, totaling 72,925 doses destined for front-line health care workers and long-term care residents, will include both Pfizer and Moderna products, the Maine CDC says.
Posted inHealth, Maine
COVID-19 patient numbers return to peak at Maine Med, surge at other hospitals
Statewide hospitalizations hit an all-time high of 144 Thursday, though only 43 were in intensive care, a healthier ratio than at other times in the past two weeks.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Oxford County designated yellow as COVID-19 surge continues
Franklin County was designated green Friday, as Androscoggin County remains yellow. Lewiston hospitals reported having no ICU beds available.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News
Attorneys general urge Congress to provide free COVID-19 vaccine under Medicare, Medicaid
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey was one of the 13 attorneys general who signed the letter to Congress.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Three cases of COVID-19 from outside sources reported at Spruce Mountain Elementary School
The cases came from staff or students’ homes, are not school-based transmissions.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic?
As the holiday season gets underway, health experts say to avoid shopping in stores when possible
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Do ‘self-cleaning’ elevator buttons really work?
It’s hard to verify whether “self-cleaning” elevator buttons really work, but scientists say it would be difficult to catch the virus from such surfaces anyway