But the Maine CDC’s Dr. Shah says that we can look forward to better days of living with a virus that has dominated our lives for two years.
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Much of Maine’s pandemic relief funds for local governments is unspent
County and local governments have received $191 million in federal aid but some are taking a slow, deliberate approach to spending it.
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Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports 437 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
On Saturday, 100 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus in Maine, one fewer than the day before.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine’s daily COVID case count significantly higher this week
As Maine’s daily case count rises, five northern and eastern Maine counties are now considered to be at moderate risk for virus transmission and hospitalizations.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
FDA authorizes 1st breath test for COVID-19 infection
The Food and Drug Administration said the device, InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer, was 91.2% accurate at identifying positive test samples and 99.3% accurate at identifying negative test samples.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Pooled COVID-19 testing in schools to end in May, some districts have already canceled programs
The COVID-19 variant, BA.2, is more contagious than previous strains, and it can spread faster in a classroom than the pooled test would be able to detect in a classroom.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Pfizer to seek COVID booster for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds
U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan selectmen OK using federal money for park improvements
Officials this week approved spending about $36,000 in federal pandemic relief aid for new paving at a popular spot, Coburn Park.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine reports 356 new cases of COVID-19
The number of new infections, while smaller than the previous day, is still well above the average for the past several weeks.
Posted inNation & World, News
Federal CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID cases rise
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was extending the order to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.