The state has set COVID-19 daily case records for four days in a row, but no additional deaths were reported Friday.
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The Latest: Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Can Maine reverse its troubling COVID-19 trend? Experts say yes, but it will take work.
Complying with masking requirements, avoiding social gatherings and improving access to rapid testing will be key factors in avoiding an exponential growth in cases.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: How to get a possible Biden presidency off to a good start
House Democrats should work with Senate Republicans to pass a new COVID relief bill this year.
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Coronavirus cases shatter records, straining health care
More than 116,000 new infections were reported Thursday in the U.S., dwarfing the previous worst periods of the pandemic.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump
Most were rural counties in Montana, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin – the kinds of areas that often have lower rates of adherence to social distancing, mask-wearing and other public health measures.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
AstraZeneca to deliver vaccine trial data by year’s end
The drugmaker is ramping up manufacturing so it can supply hundreds of millions of doses starting in January if approved.
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Questions and answers on Gov. Mills’ new mask mandate
The new mandate is more comprehensive and requires people to wear masks in most places outside their homes and yards.
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Nine Farmington hospital workers test positive for COVID-19
The outbreak at Franklin Memorial Hospital started last week with four cases.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Federal Reserve signals readiness to do more for economy as virus rages
The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low near zero Thursday and signaled its readiness to do more if needed to support an economy under threat from a worsening coronavirus pandemic