The changes include internal staffing moves and steps to speed up data releases.
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Maine COVID-19 cases, patient counts hold steady as national numbers climb
The state has the nation’s second-lowest infection rate, after Vermont.
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Biden emerges from COVID isolation, tells public: Get shots
The president talks more about treatment than prevention, a sign of how the pandemic and his approach have evolved.
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Maine reports one COVID-19 death, 139 hospitalized statewide
Nineteen of the patients were in critical care Saturday, continuing a trend seen in Maine of fewer virus patients with severe illness.
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California ‘baby bonds’ to help kids who lost a parent to COVID-19
California has approved trust funds for some children from low-income families who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19.
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Maine COVID hospitalizations rise nearly 30% in 10 days
The state reported a slight rise in the patient count Wednesday, but there were no patients on ventilators for a 2nd straight day.
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COVID hospitalizations on the rise in Maine
The number of patients has risen 17% in a week and reached a nearly 5-week high on Monday.
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Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations increase by 10
The number of patients in hospitals statewide with the coronavirus rose to 129 on Saturday, the Maine CDC says.
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With COVID surging, Los Angeles may soon require masks again
New omicron variants are again driving hospital admissions and deaths higher in recent weeks, causing states and cities to rethink their responses to COVID-19.
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COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, WHO says
The U.N. health agency says the number of coronavirus cases increased by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million new cases reported globally.