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Colin Woodard
Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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From hospitalizations to out-of-staters’ test results, Maine pandemic metrics look good
Deep into the summer tourist season, Maine has the second-fewest new cases per capita in the nation.
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Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patient counts remain low for another week
Well into the summer tourist season, the numbers of inpatients with the disease remain near the all-time low.
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Bar Harbor hospital, Maine CDC partner to respond to potential virus spreaders from other states
Mount Desert Island Hospital estimates that more than 35 coronavirus-infected people from out of state were in the area.
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Bar Harbor hospital says at least 35 potential COVID-19 spreaders from other states have been in area
Out-of-state visitors took tests at home but didn’t learn they tested positive until they were in Maine and possibly interacting with others.
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Bar Harbor hospital sounds warning on undetected COVID-infected visitors
With long testing delays in other states, some learn they tested positive after starting vacations in Maine.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low in Maine
Cumulative hospital counts are slightly higher than last week, led by modest increases at CMMC and Maine Med.
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Nonresident COVID-19 rates on upswing, but no sign of spread to Mainers
Out-of-staters accounted for more than 11 percent of all positive tests over the past two weeks and have a positivity rate more than four times higher than state residents.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine fall to new lows
Cumulative hospital counts for the week are at their lowest levels since the opening days of the pandemic.
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As national labs bog down, some Mainers face long delays for COVID-19 test results
Maine’s self-reliant testing system is insulating most patients from long turnarounds that render tests ‘functionally useless.’