Maine’s self-reliant testing system is insulating most patients from long turnarounds that render tests ‘functionally useless.’
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State investigates outbreak at Lewiston nursing home, reports 24 new cases in Maine
The Marshwood Center in Lewiston has 11 cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff, but the total statewide case numbers remain relatively low.
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Maine’s coronavirus case total remains flat, with no new deaths
While the Maine CDC reported 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three new probable cases Wednesday, it lowered previously reported numbers based on subsequent testing.
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Maine to add 4 more ‘swab and send’ COVID-19 testing sites
The expansion of easy-access testing sites was announced on a day when the Maine CDC reported 12 new cases, 1 death and an outbreak at a Walmart in Aroostook County.
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Number of COVID-19 cases among out-of-state visitors remains low
Midway into July, there is no indication of visitor-driven outbreaks, as Maine continues to benefit from some of the best disease metrics in the nation.
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Age of people testing positive for COVID-19 is trending younger
Of the 22 new cases reported Sunday – the most recent date for which age data is available – 14 people were in their 30s or younger, including six in their 20s and three younger than 20.
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Maine CDC reports one more death, 17 new COVID-19 cases
Maine averaged 27 new coronavirus cases daily for the week ending Tuesday, down from 37 cases per day during the previous week.
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Eight new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths reported in Maine
The relatively small increase in cases comes after 3 weeks of much higher numbers of new infections, and a holiday weekend in which 4 older Mainers died of COVID-19 in Cumberland County.
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Another 45 COVID-19 cases reported in Maine but no new deaths
Maine continues to add several dozen coronavirus cases a day as the number of out-of-state visitors increases.
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With Maine tourism season here, growing number of out-of-state visitors are testing positive
Figures updated by the Maine CDC hours after the Press Herald reported that only outdated numbers were available show a near quadrupling in the pace of new cases in the last 11 days of June.