Complying with masking requirements, avoiding social gatherings and improving access to rapid testing will be key factors in avoiding an exponential growth in cases.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Portland schools will stop asking families to verify daily COVID symptom checks
Only 50 to 60% of students were verifying that they’d completed the checks, making additional work for school nurses and staff, the district says.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Mills requires face coverings in public as Maine sets another record with 183 new cases
Face coverings are now required in all public places in Maine, even where physical distancing is possible.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Ninety-one Portland students, staff in quarantine, as district reports 5th new coronavirus case
Portland Public Schools will post weekly COVID report cards to keep the public updated on cases going forward.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine reports 151 COVID cases, another daily record
The state’s CDC plans to increase its contact-tracing staff. as the seven-day average for new COVID cases in Maine has tripled in the past month.
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On Election Day, Maine sees record 127 cases of COVID-19
The Maine Correctional Center in Windham reports 81 cases of COVID-19 among inmates and staff, most of which will be added to Wednesday’s case counts.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Portland distillery says it lost $150,000 in deal with businessman facing indictment, lawsuit
Maine Craft Distilling’s founder says his company retooled to produce sanitizer that Noble Partners ordered but never bought.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Active cases hit new high as Gov. Mills apologizes for tighter limits
Maine’s numbers continue to trend upward, and the number of active cases – 1,063 – is the highest it’s been since the pandemic started.
Posted inLocal & State, Religion and Values
The preacher and the plague
The Rev. Todd Bell continues to flout public health measures aimed at keeping the pandemic in check. His backstory helps explain why.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
COVID-19 hospitalizations ticking up and spreading out in Maine as new cases soar
The inpatient caseload is spread over an unusually wide number of hospitals, while Portland’s are remarkably quiet.