The number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths continues to surge in Maine and across the country.
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COVID-19 contact tracing under stress in Maine but holding up better than in neighboring states
The Maine CDC has scaled back the scope of investigations, but unlike New Hampshire and other states still thinks the disease is containable.
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Mills imposes 9 p.m. closing time for restaurants, tasting rooms and other venues
The new restrictions were announced on a day when the Maine CDC reported 215 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death.
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Fairfield Town Council, residents learn 12 more wells contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
State officials tell town councilors the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has tested 28 wells, with 12 exceeding the EPA limit for ‘forever chemicals.’
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Maine CDC changes policy on investigating probable cases of COVID-19
The agency says it will no longer investigate probable cases of people who haven’t tested positive, even if they have had contact with someone who has.
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Mills not considering another stay-at-home order despite rising virus cases, hospitalizations
The governor said one reason behind her thinking is that there isn’t any federal financial help now, as there was in the spring.
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Two deaths, 142 more cases of COVID-19 reported in Maine
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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ZIP codes in Cumberland County still have highest infection rates
Not surprisingly, the state’s most densely populated areas have the highest rates of COVID-19, with neighborhoods in Portland, Falmouth, Westbrook and Lewiston at the top.
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Maine CDC head recommends flu shot, increased vigilance as winter approaches
During a web panel with Mid Coast Hospital CEO Lois Skilling, Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, discussed coronavirus, his concerns surrounding cold and flu season, and the push for a vaccine.
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Maine CDC reports 32 new cases of COVID-19
Fifteen of the cases were in York County, which continues to be the hotspot for new infections statewide.