The Maine CDC reported 48 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, but no additional deaths.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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What it means for Maine to enter ‘Phase 4’ of reopening
Bars will reopen Nov. 2, while restaurants can have more people inside starting Oct. 13.
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Maine sets Nov. 2 reopening date for bars and tasting rooms
Gov. Janet Mills announces the next phase in Maine’s reopening, including increasing indoor gatherings at restaurants and other businesses to as many as 100 people starting Oct. 13.
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Maine reports 25 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
York County, which has been a hotspot of COVID-19, had only 6 new cases on Monday.
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Maine reports 43 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 additional death
The Maine Department of Education will launch a searchable website to track COVID-19 cases by school.
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Maine reports 59 new cases of COVID-19, largest 1-day spike since May
The Maine CDC said it’s investigating the sharp increase in cases, which do not involve any new outbreaks.
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State tests all Sanford high school students, staff for COVID-19
Eighteen cases have been recorded at the high school and at Sanford Regional Technical Center, as outbreaks continue in York County.
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Maine schools reporting COVID-19 cases, including an outbreak in York County
RSU 57 has gone to remote-only learning at Massabesic Middle School, where the outbreak occurred, and at Massabesic High School.
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Chickenpox and pertussis cases decline, but Maine’s school vaccination rates remain low
Maine’s vaccine exemption rate for kindergarten-age children last year was 5.6 percent, the same as it was in 2018-19, when Maine had the fourth-highest opt-out rate in the nation.
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Maine to allow Massachusetts residents to visit without COVID-19 test or quarantine
As it lowers barriers to visitation from Massachusetts, Maine continues to grapple with rising case numbers in its southernmost county.