For the first time in about two years, masking became optional Wednesday in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland’s schools plan to go mask-optional Monday.
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Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
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Second case of avian flu detected in backyard birds in Knox County
The first case was confirmed on Sunday and the second on Wednesday; the USDA conducted tests and found the presence of the H5N1 strain in both flocks of birds.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID hospitalizations in Maine cut in half since omicron peak last month
As of Monday, 216 people were hospitalized with the virus in Maine, the lowest total since Nov. 9.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Shah indicates cautious optimism as ‘the bullet train that is omicron is slowing down’
Hospitalizations, the PCR test positivity rate and wastewater surveillance testing all indicated a decreasing prevalence of COVID-19 in Maine communities.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine drop to a three-month low
The state reported 9 more deaths on Wednesday even as hospitals‘ patient numbers continue to drop.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine edge higher
The overall trend is still downward, though, and virus transmission also appears to be declining fast based on raw test results received each day by the Maine CDC.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 300 for first time since before Thanksgiving
The average number of positive test results received by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention each day has been nearly cut in half just in the past week.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Early reports from state wastewater testing program suggest spread of COVID-19 in Lewiston, Auburn decreasing
While it will still take a several more weeks of data collection to create a baseline, the Maine CDC director called the early indications in the reports “encouraging.”
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Maine CDC reports 23 more deaths from COVID-19
The high total reflects the reality that even though the omicron surge appears to be waning, it’s still having a devastating impact.