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Health

Published
June 26, 2021

Volunteer grieving group in central Maine continued support throughout pandemic

The group met virtually during the coronavirus pandemic and is looking to grow as in-person programming comes back as an option.
Published
June 25, 2021

State reports 35 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 additional deaths

Meanwhile, the six Maine counties with the lowest vaccination rate are also the counties with the highest rates of new transmission over the last 28 days.
Published
June 24, 2021

Of Maine’s 38 hospitals, staff at CMMC, St. Mary’s have the lowest vaccination rates in the state

Lewiston hospital officials acknowledge there is more work to be done, but warned the numbers do not represent the full picture.
Published
June 24, 2021

Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated

Only about 150 of the more than 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in May were in fully vaccinated people.
Published
June 24, 2021

Maine reports lowest case count since September, no additional deaths

Despite recording just 12 new cases Thursday, state health officials warn that a new variant could undermine progress by spreading among unvaccinated Mainers.

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Published
June 22, 2021

Almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID

More than half of them worked in the division responsible for protecting the president and the vice president, as well as the families of these leaders and other government officials.
Published
June 22, 2021

Biden pushes COVID-19 shots for young adults as concerns grow over new variant

The delta variant, first identified in India, has come to represent more than 20% of coronavirus infections in the U.S. in the last 2 weeks.
Published
June 22, 2021

Another 20 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths reported in Maine

New case numbers continue to trend downward, although the pace of vaccinations against COVID-19 has plateaued.
Published
June 21, 2021

Maine CDC reports 18 COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths

Labs have reported fewer than 100 new cases per day for more than two weeks, and the positive test rate fell below 1 percent for the first time since October.
Published
June 20, 2021

Controversial new Alzheimer’s drug gives patients in Maine hope

The treatment developed by Biogen could slow its progression, but health professionals and researchers are divided on whether the FDA was right to approve it.