More younger, healthier people are being tested now, and fewer of them have to be hospitalized when they get the disease.
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Posted inMaine, News
COVID-19 patients at Maine Med decrease dramatically with wave of deaths, recoveries
Coronavrius inpatient counts remain flat at most other Maine hospitals.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
New cases spiking in southern Maine, raising concerns that COVID-19 is resurging
Androscoggin County’s daily trend has risen nearly 15-fold in recent weeks, while Cumberland County’s has tripled.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Portland’s major hospitals see sharp increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations
But cases at most other hospitals across Maine remained flat over the past week.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reopening despite missed benchmarks, inadequate testing regime
Experts say more widespread testing of people without symptoms is essential to beating the pandemic and restoring the economy.
Posted inHealth, Maine
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine stay flat for 5th week
The data don’t likely reflect any effects yet of loosened social distancing measures.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine knowingly reported misleading jobless data
Claims data from the state Department of Labor show nearly 157,000 claims have been filed since March 15, but more than 30,000 of those are duplicates.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine is the only state that’s not calculating positive test rate daily
The Maine CDC says the proportion of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a key metric used to monitor outbreaks and guide reopening, but it is calculating the rate only once a week.
Posted inSports, Tennis, Varsity Maine
Remember When: The 2005 Winthrop girls tennis team broke through for crown
The Ramblers, long overshadowed by North Yarmouth Academy and Waynflete, take home first title in program history.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Varsity Maine
Remember When: The 2016 Messalonskee girls lacrosse team shocked the state
Eagles broke stigma of southern Maine dominance by winning the Class A state title.