The state has been hovering around 100 hospitalizations for more than a month, even as caseloads have risen sharply.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine launches website to explain relief check rules
The site answers questions about the $850 checks that will be sent to many Mainers beginning in June.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Mask mandates return to U.S. college campuses as COVID-19 cases rise
Mandates were shed widely in the wake of spring break as case numbers dropped following a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant, but several Northeast cities have seen a rise in recent weeks,
Posted inLocal & State
Maine school officials watching COVID trends as students return from spring break
With classes scheduled to resume Monday, Maine is seeing case numbers rise and hospitalizations fluctuate.
Posted inNation & World
UK patient had COVID-19 for 505 days straight, study shows
The person with the longest known infection tested positive in early 2020, was treated with the antiviral drug remdesiver and died sometime in 2021.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to highest level in more than a month
A total of 107 people were hospitalized with the virus as of Thursday morning, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Justice Department to appeal judge’s order voiding travel mask mandate
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. cases.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Reveling in the sunshine of a new day
A return of warmer temperatures has Liz Soares also reflecting on the joy of getting out and seeing people, and doing so in a safe way.
Posted inLocal & State
COVID-19 hospitalizations hold steady as Maine reports 724 new cases over 4 days
The number of hospitalized patients inched up Wednesday, but has stayed roughly the same for more than a month.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Federal judge shows agenda in mask mandate case
In matters of public health, the opinion of an activist jurist with a dictionary shouldn’t carry more weight than a team of scientific experts.