After declining steadily for weeks, hospital patient counts have ranged from 89 to 96 per day since March 19.
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With relaxed COVID-19 guidelines, to mask or not to mask?
With COVID-19 recommendations relaxed, Mainers navigate the new mask etiquette in different ways. For some, it’s a matter of reading the room.
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COVID-19 hospitalization numbers still low in Maine
On Sunday, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 92 people were in hospitals statewide with coronavirus.
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Old Hallowell Day to return in July after two-year hiatus due to pandemic
The mostly outdoors celebration is scheduled for Saturday, July 16, with the traditional parade and many other events.
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Three Maine restaurants emerge from a second winter of hardships with hope
Broken Arrow, Maine Street Steak & Oyster and Old Port Sea Grill take on a labor shortage and COVID surges during what’s always the slowest season with nothing to lean on but their will to survive.
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Thousands of Mainers told to repay pandemic-related jobless benefits
The state is attempting to recoup $46 million from 11,000 Mainers it says failed to retroactively prove their eligibility for a federal aid program.
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Maine CDC reports 178 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
A total of 93 people were hospitalized statewide with the coronavirus on Saturday, the same number as on Friday.
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Nearly all of Maine now considered at low risk for COVID-19
The U.S. CDC updated its ‘community levels’ on Thursday, putting all of Maine except Hancock County at low risk for the virus.
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Hospital patient count drops as Maine reports 254 new cases of COVID-19
The omicron subvariant BA.2 is becoming more prevalent in the U.S. and could lead to more cases in the coming weeks.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations hold steady as Maine reports 2 more deaths, 191 new cases
Moderna announced it is seeking federal approval for COVID-19 vaccine for young children up to age 5.