Mainers 60 and over will soon be able to make vaccine appointments, and a $1.9 trillion relief bill passed the U.S. House on Saturday.

Maine’s case numbers continue to fall as residents take precautions and vaccine distribution ramps up.

In another sign that conditions are improving, the seven-day positivity rate average of coronavirus tests has declined to 1.2%, the Maine CDC director says.

Reflecting the lower trend in case counts, Maine officials last week moved all school districts to the lowest-risk ‘green’ category.

The seven-day average of new daily cases now stands at 195, compared to Jan. 14’s peak of 625.3.