The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention testing lab was closed for Thanksgiving, and updated statewide COVID-19 case numbers won’t be released until Saturday.
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Testing capacity ‘crunched’ in some areas as demand increases, COVID-19 cases surge
Those with symptoms of the coronavirus generally face little to no delay obtaining tests, but the situation is different for some asymptomatic Mainers.
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Mills urges Mainers to ‘hang in there’ as CDC reports 228 new cases, one more death
New cases are reported in all 16 counties, led by York County with 48, and the state’s hospitals have 105 COVID-19 patients.
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Airlines anticipate loss reaching $157 billion before vaccines are widespread
The figure is almost 60 percent more than the industry’s main trade group forecast in June.
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Maine reports 12 more deaths and record-high 255 new cases as pandemic accelerates
The Maine Department of Education plans to hire at least 21 nurses to conduct contact tracing at Maine schools.
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Worsening pandemic has increased demand for mental health services in Maine
Calls to both the Maine Crisis Line and the Intentional Warm Line have ticked back up as COVID-19 has spread in recent weeks.
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Flu shot requirement for Maine health care workers meets resistance from some nurses
The rule proposed by the Maine CDC could pave the way for COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care workers in an emergency.
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Maine CDC scales back follow-up contacts with COVID-19 cases, as numbers mount
State officials reports 185 more coronavirus cases and one death Monday, and its director says new infections are outpacing the agency’s ability to keep up.
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BIW reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, making 10 cases last week
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, announced the Maine CDC opened an outbreak investigation at the shipyard on Friday in response to the company’s 10 new cases this week.
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After second test, campaign volunteer was negative for COVID-19
A person working on a recount of ballots at the Portland Expo this week initially tested positive for the virus but a second test showed a negative result, city officials say.