Maine’s seven-day average of 27 new cases daily is higher than in early August, due in part to an outbreak of more than 130 cases linked to a Millinocket wedding and reception.
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Schools across Maine still ‘green’ to reopen, but Penobscot and York counties on watch
The state says it’s monitoring their rising COVID-19 case numbers due to recent outbreaks, including 54 cases at the York County Jail.
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Sagadahoc County tops state in COVID-19 infection rate, despite low case count
Nancy Riley, an epidemiology professor at Bowdoin College, said Sagadahoc County has a higher COVID-19 infection rate now, even though it has fewer cases than other counties in Maine.
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Maine CDC reports 27 additional COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
The number of cases reported daily by the Maine CDC has ticked up in recent days, although the state continues to have the lowest new-infection rate in the country, according to one tracking system.
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Another 21 COVID-19 cases reported in Maine but no additional deaths
The number of new cases reported both Wednesday and Thursday is higher than the seven-day average, although Maine’s infection rates remain low compared to most other states.
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Maine faces numerous hurdles in coming race to vaccinate for COVID-19
Success in a mass-inoculation effort to achieve herd immunity depends on communicating its efficacy and overcoming ‘vaccine hesitancy.’
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Mills to double rental assistance, fund efforts to address COVID-19 racial disparity
In other news, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced one additional death and 27 new cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus on Thursday.
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Portland Water District begins looking for COVID-19 in wastewater
Working with a lab at Saint Joseph’s College, the Portland Water District is part of a growing number of utilities nationwide using wastewater as a potential sentinel for COVID-19 case surges.
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Maine adds another 29 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths
The 29 new cases is higher than the rolling daily average for the previous week, although Maine has yet to experience the surge in cases seen in some other states.
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Maine holds firm on exempted states as 2 more Mainers die of coronavirus
Even with the deaths and new cases, the state’s COVID-19 infection and mortality rates remain among the lowest in the country.