Health
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
COVID-19 inpatient counts up in southern and central Maine; Bangor hospital has record number
The delta variant is pounding unvaccinated people, who account for almost all coronavirus patients in intensive care.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Demand for COVID tests rises as state reports another 652 cases, 3 deaths
The pace of new infections is straining the Maine CDC's ability to review new cases, leading to a backlog that is likely to translate into sustained high numbers in the coming days.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Maine hospitals treating record number of ICU patients as new COVID-19 cases climb
More than 90% of patients in intensive care are unvaccinated, say state officials, who have added staffing to handle a backlog of positive tests.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2021
Maine allows more time for required vaccinations as new COVID-19 cases nearly double
Enforcement will begin Oct. 29 rather than Oct. 1, to give health care workers more time to get fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, the state reports the most new cases in a day since Jan. 22.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
Number of ICU patients in Maine hospitals jumps, tying pandemic’s all-time high
This latest surge, driven largely by unvaccinated Mainers infected with the delta variant, is straining the state's hospital system.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
Maine could see a jump in new COVID-19 cases within days
Maine CDC's director says. ‘The numbers are high and they are going up’ as the agency reviews 1,700 positive results, largely from unvaccinated people.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2021
Memoir offers intimate portrayal of one woman’s journey through skin cancer
In 'Skin,' Maine writer Kate Kennedy tackles her diagnosis and treatment with a purposeful – and defiant – precision.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2021
COVID-19 patient counts keep climbing in Maine hospitals
As many people are in intensive care now as during last winter's surge, with the delta variant pushing unvaccinated people into hospitals.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Hospitalizations highest since June as Maine CDC reports 217 new cases of COVID-19
Maine's seven-day average of new cases has climbed to levels not seen since May, and 60 people were hospitalized Wednesday, the most since June 6.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
Maine Voices: Legislators turn backs on kids by falling short on tobacco control
Maine lawmakers failed to support a life-saving tax increase and a flavored-tobacco ban, and they slashed control funding by over a third.
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