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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Fear of virus exposure keeping many Mainers from going to doctors and hospitals
Some who need treatment for appendicitis, chest pains or stroke-like symptoms are reluctant to seek it, putting their long-term health at risk, doctors say.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Three deaths reported in long-term care facilities; Maine’s total now 39
The state also reports 19 more confirmed cases and 907 overall since the outbreak first hit. Of those, 455 have recovered.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Protective gear wasn’t allocated to states based on population, despite administration’s claims
Maine got less than a third as many N95 respirators per capita as Vermont and Rhode Island but nearly three times as many as Texas.
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PublishedApril 21, 2020
St. Mary’s Health System in Lewiston to furlough 77 staff members
Hospital system will temporarily lose 5% of its workforce.
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PublishedApril 21, 2020
Maine CDC reports 13 more coronavirus cases, with 1 death
Tuesday is the first day when the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 surpasses active cases in the state.
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PublishedApril 21, 2020
State officials say White House wrong on Maine’s testing capacity
Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah says he's frustrated that the Trump administration has put out information suggesting the state has more testing capacity than it actually does.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Guilford company ramping up production of nasal swabs used to test for COVID-19
Amid calls for increased coronavirus testing nationwide, Puritan Medical Products of Guilford said Monday that it is producing more than one million of the specialized swabs a week.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Maine CDC reports another coronavirus death, single-digit increase in cases
In a call between the White House and governors, Gov. Mills' spokeswoman said the administration was inaccurate about the capacity of many states to conduct virus testing - including Maine's.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Overdose risk during pandemic is tragic reality for some families
Experts have warned that prolonged isolation and uncertainty is a bad combination for drug users and people in recovery, but it's too early to tell if overdose deaths have increased.
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PublishedApril 19, 2020
Mainers on the front lines
Here are the faces and voices of six Mainers working to protect their communities from the coronavirus.
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