The new cases represent the highest single-day total since Jan. 20, near the height of the pandemic.
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U.S. hospitals hit with nurse staffing crisis amid COVID
The problem is twofold: Nurses are quitting or retiring, and many are leaving for lucrative temporary jobs with traveling-nurse agencies.
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Nurses overwhelmed by COVID surge call on Mainers to get vaccinated and wear masks
Health care workers are tired and frustrated as the pandemic carries on, and they’re urging the public to get vaccinated and take other precautions.
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Three Maine nursing homes announced closures this week, and more appear imminent
Staffing shortages are driving the closures, but other reasons, such as workers’ reluctance to get the COVID-19 vaccine, have contributed, health officials say.
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Nurses criticize Maine Medical Center for paring employees’ COVID-19 benefits
The changes at Maine’s largest hospital, which treats many COVID-19 patients, include limiting quarantine pay and pregnancy benefits for nurses and other employees.
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New COVID-19 cases climb again, and Maine hospital counts hit 7-month high
Wednesday’s total of 433 new cases was the highest single-day count in 4 months, and 150 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized.
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Farmington hospital sets visitor restrictions due to coronavirus surge
All visitors and escorts will be screened for COVID-19 and anyone with symptoms will not be allowed to enter the facilities.
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Oxygen supplies grow precarious amid COVID surge
There is some good news, however: The nation’s daily caseload has slowed dramatically from early August and vaccination rates are up.
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Gov. Mills to increase Medicaid payments for residential treatment of substance use disorder
Tuesday’s announcement came on International Overdose Awareness Day. The state lost a record 502 people to drug overdoses last year, and the numbers so far this year suggest that will be eclipsed.
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Virus transmission increases as Maine reports 475 new cases over 3 days
Ten of Maine’s 16 counties reported high transmission rates over the last 7 days, with some of the highest figures in counties with low vaccination rates.