Statewide hospitalizations hit an all-time high of 144 Thursday, though only 43 were in intensive care, a healthier ratio than at other times in the past two weeks.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
COVID-19 relief: What’s on the table as Congress seeks deal
The path forward is cluttered with obstacles, including a tight time frame and hard feelings from months of futile talks and a poisonous election.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Attorneys general urge Congress to provide free COVID-19 vaccine under Medicare, Medicaid
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey was one of the 13 attorneys general who signed the letter to Congress.
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Week In Photos Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2020
Here are some of our favorite photos from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel from the past week.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Hospitals are increasingly under cyberattack as they cope with COVID-19 surge
Even a small technical disruption can quickly ripple out into patient care when a center’s capacity is stretched thin, say experts.
Posted inMaine, News
‘Ferocious levels’ of virus transmission will spur changes to Maine CDC investigations
The agency’s director hints that the state is considering scaling back case investigation and contact tracing to focus on the most vulnerable populations, as some states already have done.
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The Latest: U.N. health chief says world can start dreaming of pandemic’s end
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Farmington Center for Entrepreneurial Studies envisioning boys and girls club
Vision is to reduce poverty and homelessness and increase diversity and inclusion.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine schools stick to in-person instruction as coronavirus numbers rise
COVID cases are increasing in schools, but officials say they have seen little evidence of transmission in school buildings and plan to continue offering in-person learning as long as it’s safe.
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Federal and state officials don’t explain discrepancy in Maine’s first vaccine shipment
A day after Gov. Janet Mills said the state was told it would receive a third of the doses it expected, spokespeople for Sens. Collins and King wouldn’t say what Maine’s senators are doing to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of the vaccine.