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Health care

Published
June 11, 2020

Maine CDC reports 30 new coronavirus cases, but trends ‘heading in the right direction’

No additional deaths were reported Thursday, and the number of active cases of the disease continues to decline as recoveries outpace new COVID-19 infections.
Published
June 11, 2020

These people have been sick with coronavirus for more than 60 days

While the majority of people with mild illness recover completely in that time, doctors say they're seeing a small percentage who remain sick for many weeks, or even months.
Published
June 9, 2020

WHO backs off claim that asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus is ‘very rare’

The comment by a WHO official Monday kicked off a furious debate and drew widespread criticism.
Published
June 8, 2020

Maine CDC begins providing almost daily numbers for negative COVID-19 tests

Maine is the only state that has been unable to provide the key pandemic tracking metric.
Published
June 6, 2020

Pandemic money delayed for some needy families

The P-EBT program was supposed to help Maine's poorest families buy food during the pandemic, but delays with the EBT card manufacturer mean it'll be weeks before some get the money.

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Published
June 5, 2020

COVID-19 patients at Maine Med decrease dramatically with wave of deaths, recoveries

Coronavrius inpatient counts remain flat at most other Maine hospitals.
Published
June 4, 2020

Auburn day care reports COVID-19 case

The Bright Beginnings Childcare Center at 120 Center St. has shut down temporarily. It was not clear Thursday whether the person who has tested positive for the coronavirus is a child or an adult.
Published
June 4, 2020

Mills accelerates reopening for bars, tasting rooms and gyms in 13 counties

Similar businesses in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties will not be able to reopen on June 12, however, because of continued spread of the coronavirus.
Published
June 4, 2020

Lewiston has had the most virus cases of any Maine ZIP code; part of Portland has the highest prevalence

The newly released data, covering only 55 of Maine’s 400 ZIP codes, show the northern Maine town of Medway with the second highest-caseload per capita.
Published
June 3, 2020

Maine CDC reports 41 additional COVID-19 cases, one new death

Maine's top public health official says testing volumes and results show the state is moving in the direction of virus suppression, but more work needs to be done.