The 2-year-old was found Tuesday afternoon in a small farm pond off James Road and airlifted to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to officials.
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COVID-19 inpatient counts up in southern and central Maine; Bangor hospital has record number
The delta variant is pounding unvaccinated people, who account for almost all coronavirus patients in intensive care.
COVID-19 patient counts are climbing again in Maine hospitals
The statewide tally of inpatients confirmed with the disease has hit the highest level since early June, with Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center seeing the sharpest spike.
Hospitals swamped by COVID are running low on beds, nurses
Some nurses around the U.S. are leaving from pandemic burnout while others are getting better offers elsewhere.
New tests suggest dangerous delta variant more widespread in Maine, sending most COVID inpatients into ICU
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are typically younger and sicker than before, probably due to the more virulent variants.
Pandemic-delayed surgeries share blame for ‘unprecedented’ regional blood shortage
Periodic, localized blood shortages are not uncommon, but this shortage is ‘unprecedented in its scope,’ said a blood bank official.
COVID-19 patient counts at Central Maine Medical Center break record for second straight week
Intensive care demands from the pandemic remain at high levels at many hospitals despite lower overall COVID hospitalizations.
COVID-19 hospitalizations surge across Maine, hit record levels at Lewiston’s CMMC
Inpatients are younger and from rural areas, and the virus variant from U.K. may be part of the reason.
COVID-19 hospitalizations spike at Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center
Inpatient counts at Maine hospitals have been flat since late February but remain at levels higher than they were during the spring 2020 peak.
The year of living distantly
Maine weathered the pandemic better than most states, but it will leave a lasting impact on us.