340 Mainers are hospitalized with coronavirus and 119 are in critical care.
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Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic
As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, New England, News
COVID-19 death rates are three times higher in Maine’s less vaccinated counties
The stark contrast reveals the effectiveness of inoculation in preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: America is failing the testing test
Two years into the pandemic, it’s still too hard to find out whether or not you have COVID.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations tick up slightly in Maine
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 338 people hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the state.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Maine Local Market launches Winter Fires, extending options for customers
The owners of Maine Local Market launched Winter Fires Friday, on the last day of 2021, to give customers an outdoor dining option overlooking the Kennebec River even as they shift to takeout meals as COVID-19 infections continue to spread in Maine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Limited revelers returning to Times Square to usher in 2022
The annual New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York City will arrive with the pandemic clouding an already uncertain future.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Partygoers urged not to travel across U.K.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resisted tightening restrictions in England.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Kenney Awards shifting to outdoor summer event to celebrate 90 years of chamber of commerce
Following a virtual ceremony because of the pandemic, the annual Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards will be held in-person in July at Mill Park to celebrate the business organization’s 90 years in Augusta.
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Maine reports 1,107 new cases of COVID-19
Six additional deaths also were reported on Friday, and 334 people were hospitalized with COVID infections.