The data comes from 72,000 blood samples taken in January.
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California, Oregon, Washington dropping school mask mandates
In all three states, the decision to follow the state guidance will rest with districts.
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Hong Kong considers lockdown as daily infections top 34,000
The city also reported 87 deaths Monday, including 67 people who were unvaccinated.
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Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
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Shah: Maine health officials working to manage COVID-19 so it is no longer a crisis
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, tells Waterville Rotary Club ‘we’re not going to eliminate COVID’ and ‘it is going to be a fact of all of our lives.’
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No longer on the State of the Union guest list: Mandatory masks
The Washington area is currently at a low risk level for COVID-19, according to a new metric unveiled by the CDC.
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New version of omicron detected in Maine as wastewater tests show steep decline in COVID-19
Portland’s wastewater plants show declines of 98% and 97% since early January.
Posted inNew England
Boston health officials to consider ending mask mandates
Gov. Charlie Baker announced earlier this month that the statewide mandate for schools would end Feb. 28.
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Nearly half of Biden’s 500 million free COVID-19 tests still unclaimed
The White House says Americans have placed 68 million orders for packages of tests, which leaves about 46 percent of the stock of tests still available to be ordered.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue slow decline in Maine
A total of 168 people were hospitalized statewide with the coronavirus on Sunday, down five from the day before.