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Published
April 17, 2022

The View From Here: Take it from me – don’t get COVID

But the Maine CDC’s Dr. Shah says that we can look forward to better days of living with a virus that has dominated our lives for two years.
Published
March 9, 2022

‘It’s crazy to see everyone’s faces’: Maine public school students take off masks

For the first time in about two years, masking became optional Wednesday in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland's schools plan to go mask-optional Monday.
Published
February 28, 2022

Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
Published
February 23, 2022

Second case of avian flu detected in backyard birds in Knox County

The first case was confirmed on Sunday and the second on Wednesday; the USDA conducted tests and found the presence of the H5N1 strain in both flocks of birds.
Published
February 21, 2022

COVID hospitalizations in Maine cut in half since omicron peak last month

As of Monday, 216 people were hospitalized with the virus in Maine, the lowest total since Nov. 9.
Published
February 16, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine drop to a three-month low

The state reported 9 more deaths on Wednesday even as hospitals‘ patient numbers continue to drop.
Published
February 13, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine edge higher

The overall trend is still downward, though, and virus transmission also appears to be declining fast based on raw test results received each day by the Maine CDC.
Published
February 11, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 300 for first time since before Thanksgiving

The average number of positive test results received by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention each day has been nearly cut in half just in the past week.
Published
February 4, 2022

Maine CDC reports 23 more deaths from COVID-19

The high total reflects the reality that even though the omicron surge appears to be waning, it's still having a devastating impact.
Published
February 3, 2022

Number of critical care patients with COVID-19 hits lowest point in Maine since November

Cases continue to rise in schools, however, and the state reported 18 more deaths Thursday, bringing the pandemic total to 1,777.