The count rose slightly Monday to 165, but remains below the peak numbers the state was reporting 2 weeks ago.
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Vital services that rely on MaineCare struggle to compete for workers
In a tight labor market exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, managers of care facilities funded by the state’s version of Medicaid say hiring has never been harder.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen over past week
Maine hospitals had 150 patients with the infectious disease on Sunday, compared to 205 a week before.
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Allen West, Texas GOP candidate, hospitalized with COVID-19
The unvaccinated tea party firebrand has received monoclonal antibody injections and says he’s ‘doing great.’
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Small businesses navigate ever-changing COVID-19 reality
A brief early-summer reprieve from pandemic restrictions was not, as many hoped, a return to normalcy.
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In the pandemic stories of everyday Americans, fear and grief feel fresh again
A heart-wrenching collection by Eli Saslow arrives as numbness to the crisis sets in.
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COVID-19 is more dangerous for pregnant women, but only a minority are vaccinated
While the CDC urges pregnant women to get vaccinated because of their lower immune system response, only about 33% have been fully vaccinated, according to CDC data.
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GOP senator-doctor dispenses sketchy advice on pandemic
Roger Marshall makes statements about vaccines and immunity that defy medical consensus and official government guidance.
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Thousands march in Rome to protest workplace vaccine rule
The Green Passes show that a person has had least one dose, or recovered from the virus in the last six months, or has tested negative in the last 48 hours.
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COVID-19 case counts still at elevated levels in Maine
The Maine CDC reported 600 new infections on Saturday and five more deaths; hospitalizations edge higher.