The number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 hit an all-time high on Thursday at 100,667, and deaths are averaging 1,800 per day.
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Judge orders Sunday River Brewing Co. to stay closed, imposes fine and suspends liquor license
Rick and Ron Savage’s Bethel restaurant, bar shuttered until Friday.
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CDC urges ‘universal mask use’ indoors, except at home
Mask use is most important in indoor spaces where social distancing cannot be maintained, the U.S. agency says in a report.
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Maine to receive first allotment of vaccines in series of shipments
The first round of shipments, totaling 72,925 doses destined for front-line health care workers and long-term care residents, will include both Pfizer and Moderna products, the Maine CDC says.
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COVID-19 patient numbers return to peak at Maine Med, surge at other hospitals
Statewide hospitalizations hit an all-time high of 144 Thursday, though only 43 were in intensive care, a healthier ratio than at other times in the past two weeks.
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COVID-19 relief: What’s on the table as Congress seeks deal
The path forward is cluttered with obstacles, including a tight time frame and hard feelings from months of futile talks and a poisonous election.
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Attorneys general urge Congress to provide free COVID-19 vaccine under Medicare, Medicaid
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey was one of the 13 attorneys general who signed the letter to Congress.
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Hospitals are increasingly under cyberattack as they cope with COVID-19 surge
Even a small technical disruption can quickly ripple out into patient care when a center’s capacity is stretched thin, say experts.
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Direct flights are better for avoiding coronavirus, doctors say, with one exception
So what is a traveler to do if the options are either boarding a long, potentially crowded flight or breaking up the journey with a precautionary layover?
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COVID misinformation sites using tools from Google, Facebook and Apple, report finds
Oxford University researchers studied 120 websites supporting protests against government health restrictions or spread misleading information about false cures, fake charities or misleading health advice.