The toll compiled by Johns Hopkins University is about equal to the population of Los Angeles, and is widely believed to be an undercount.
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As New York salutes health workers, Missouri fights a surge
California, with 40 million people, is posting only slightly higher case numbers than Missouri, which has a population of 6 million.
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On cruises that allow them, the unvaccinated are second-class citizens
Unvaccinated passengers must purchase travel insurance, pay to get tested and are banned outright or segregated from some venues on board.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: All Maine health care workers should be vaccinated against COVID
Low vaccination rates at some hospitals and nursing homes are putting lives in danger.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Grand Central Wine Bar closing, and could Gordon Ramsay be coming to Portland?
Bam Bam Bakery finds a home, Cafe Louis opens, and Mast Landing Brewing Co. chooses a chef.
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Unending grief of COVID-19 deaths causing problems for some
Those who have lost loved ones know that the pain never really goes away; it just lessens over time.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them
Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
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Biden presses COVID-19 vaccination campaign as Delta coronavirus variant spreads
President Joe Biden will announce new steps Tuesday afternoon intended to inoculate additional Americans against COVID-19.
Posted inMaine
Maine reports 19 new cases of COVID-19
There were no additional deaths, and the vaccination rate has inched up to 58.8 percent of Maine’s population.
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Johnson says mask, other pandemic rules will ease, and the U.K. must live with virus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the pandemic health rules in place for more than a year will end later this month.