The number of people breathing with assistance from ventilators reached a pandemic high of 42 on Wednesday and the backlog of positive test results continues to grow.
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Slower testing of inmates impedes booking at Auburn jail
Sheriff says COVID-19 infected inmates filling up holding cells at Androscoggin County Jail.
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Madison schools abruptly go remote amid COVID-19 outbreaks in Somerset County
Madison-based Maine School Administrative District 59, which was not requiring its students or staff to wear masks inside school buildings, is now offering remote learning to its 560 students.
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Nicki Minaj tweets COVID vaccine conspiracy theory, spotlighting struggle against misinformation
Medical experts have said that claims about infertility linked to vaccinations are unsubstantiated.
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Mainers younger than 20 now account for nearly half of state’s new COVID cases
The state reported 319 cases among people under 20 years old, a 3-day total that is the highest for that group in any report during the pandemic.
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School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback
Across the U.S., family politics and pressure from Republicans come into play as vaccine-hesitant parents are struggling with vaccine-seeking teenagers set on getting their shots.
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Maine has record number of COVID patients on ventilators
In two weeks, the number of infected people who need ventilators to breathe has jumped from 28 to 40.
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Alabama man dies after being turned away from 43 hospitals as COVID packs ICUs
In a state where coronavirus infections and unvaccinated patients have overwhelmed hospitals in recent months, finding an available ICU bed was an ordeal.
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Carrabec High School goes remote over COVID-19 outbreak a week after officials declined to require masks
The school board decided last week to resume school with a mask-optional policy and remain in-person “until the Maine CDC steps in.”
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More than 4,000 face-mask incidents have been reported to the TSA
The Biden administration says it is doubling the fines for those who refuse to follow the federal mask mandate.