Both fatalities occurred in elderly patients and one was not vaccinated, an official says
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Maine’s COVID-19 hospitalizations below 100 for first time since August
There were 94 people hospitalized statewide on Saturday as the Maine CDC reported 159 new coronavirus cases and three additional deaths.
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Maine reports 300 new cases of COVID-19 as most of state moves to ‘low-risk’ for virus
The federal CDC categorizes Aroostook and Washington counties as high-risk for COVID-19, but most of Maine is in the ‘green’ low-risk category.
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Hong Kong’s COVID infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak
The city of 7.5 million is in the grip of an omicron surge that has strained its health care system as hospitals reached maximum capacity.
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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot
U.S. health officials currently recommend a primary series of two doses of the Moderna vaccine and a booster dose months later.
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Biden’s COVID-19 coordinators to change as U.S. shifts focus
The White House is changing its posture from one of confronting an emergency to nudging Americans back to normalcy as the nation learns to live with a less-severe virus that is likely to remain endemic.
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More than 30 companies to start making Pfizer’s COVID pill
The U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool says that nearly three dozen companies worldwide will soon start making generic versions of Pfizer’s coronavirus pill.
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COVID hospitalizations continue to decline in Maine
But Aroostook and Washington counties still fall into the high-risk category, according to federal guidelines.
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Auburn Mall vaccination site closing after one year of operation
National Guard members have helped Central Maine Healthcare staff.
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Child care centers to receive quarter-million COVID-19 tests from state
Maine reports 20 deaths and 306 cases of the coronavirus as trends continue to decline in the state overall.