The seven-day average per capita is up 114% from a week ago.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
COVID-19 delta variant puts western and central Maine towns at risk
Public health officials have warned that the highly contagious strain of the disease could be a danger to unvaccinated populations, while emphasizing the vaccines’ effectiveness in protecting against COVID-19.
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Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Uncategorized
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.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
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.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
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.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
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.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
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.