The state’s 249 hospitalizations surpass the previous high of 248 set Friday. The number of patients in critical care has also increased.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Getting Maine back to work
A think tank’s report identifies child care subsidies and other aid to families as a necessary step toward full economic recovery.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: COVID’s vulnerable tribe numbers in the tens of millions
When people assert their right to ignore public health guidance, they put the immunosuppressed – like me – at risk.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Fighting vaccination in a court with no names
The ‘Liberty Counsel Nine’ aren’t seeking protection from retribution. They’re hiding from common sense.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
School staffing shortages persist, worsened by rising COVID-19 cases
With few substitute teachers or bus drivers to fill in for absent and quarantined staff, school employees from administrators to custodians are stepping up to help. Sometimes, it’s not enough.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine reports 799 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Since the pandemic began, there have been 111,145 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 in Maine and 1,230 people have died with the virus.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine sets all-time high for COVID-19 hospitalizations
As of Friday, 248 people were in the hospital, eclipsing the previous mark, set in late September.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
COVID causing York County Jail to turn away people who come to serve sentences
Because of concerns about COVID-19, they are told to return Dec. 3 to have their sentences revised or possibly waived.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Virginia pharmacy gave 112 kids wrong doses of COVID vaccine
It had only the formulation for older children or adults, so devised a ‘workaround’ for younger kids, Virginia health officials say.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Dental practices, EMS workers left out of Maine’s final vaccine mandate
A final version of the mandate was officially issued Wednesday, after a 90-day period for comments.