The public health benefit at-home rapid tests provide for Mainers outweighs any potential undercounting of cases, a spokesperson for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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Pace of new COVID infections continues post-Thanksgiving rise
The delta variant continues to drive a surge in infections in Maine as the new omicron variant is being detected elsewhere in the country.
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Rural residents still waiting on expanded COVID testing options
Finding a test ahead of holiday gatherings or travel this winter may prove difficult for central and western Maine residents.
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Mainers shouldn’t forget that ‘delta is the fire that’s blazing here today,’ CDC director says
As the science around the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus unfolds, Maine CDC director urged Mainers to not forget about the variant already in front of them.
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Maine health officials monitor new variant as delta drives record COVID-19 hospitalizations
Health officials are still waiting to see what effect the holiday weekend will have on transmission, but they expect cases to surge again.
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Infections, deaths and hospitalizations mount as Maine braces for post-holiday rise in COVID-19
Maine set a new hospitalization record as health officials gear up for the possible arrival of a new variant, omicron, that has the world on edge.
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COVID-19 cases are surging in Maine’s least vaccinated counties
The positivity rate per 10,000 residents of Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties are among the highest in the state.
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Maine officials, scientists monitoring new omicron variant as governor urges vaccinations
As of Monday, 322 individuals were in the hospital with COVID-19, including 99 in critical care.
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CDC director warns about ICU capacity as Maine coronavirus hospitalizations continue climb
Maine hit another record on Thanksgiving with 327 people hospitalized with COVID-19.
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State issues do-not-eat advisory for deer harvested in the Fairfield-area over ‘forever chemicals’
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife issued the advisory Tuesday after finding high levels of ‘forever chemicals,’ or PFAS, in deer in the area.