Portland and Bangor hospitals have been especially quiet as few acutely affected patients appear in emergency rooms statewide.
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From hospitalizations to out-of-staters’ test results, Maine pandemic metrics look good
Deep into the summer tourist season, Maine has the second-fewest new cases per capita in the nation.
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Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patient counts remain low for another week
Well into the summer tourist season, the numbers of inpatients with the disease remain near the all-time low.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low in Maine
Cumulative hospital counts are slightly higher than last week, led by modest increases at CMMC and Maine Med.
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Nonresident COVID-19 rates on upswing, but no sign of spread to Mainers
Out-of-staters accounted for more than 11 percent of all positive tests over the past two weeks and have a positivity rate more than four times higher than state residents.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine fall to new lows
Cumulative hospital counts for the week are at their lowest levels since the opening days of the pandemic.
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As national labs bog down, some Mainers face long delays for COVID-19 test results
Maine’s self-reliant testing system is insulating most patients from long turnarounds that render tests ‘functionally useless.’
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Numbers of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals sink to new lows
Maine Medical Center in Portland had the fewest pandemic inpatients this week since the opening days of the pandemic.
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Maine’s official island registry removed for review after illegal, racist names discovered
Three Maine islands officially have a horrible racial slur in their name 43 years after the state banned it. Two incorporate a Native American slur banned for 19 years.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations stay low across much of Maine
MaineGeneral in Augusta had no patients all week, while Central Maine Medical Center, Maine Med and Mercy saw upticks.