The state is ramping up its testing capacity significantly this week, which could lead to an increase in detected coronavirus cases.
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Maine CDC reports 26 new COVID-19 cases, one more death
The new cases come on the day that retail businesses in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties were allowed to reopen under strict health and safety protocols.
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Maine CDC reports 44 more COVID-19 cases, 1 death
With Maine’s numbers continuing a slow but steady increase, Gov. Janet Mills and state health officials say the overall trajectory and trend supports relaxing additional restrictions on businesses.
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Mills announces accelerated reopening for retail stores, restaurants in 12 rural counties
The announcement comes one day after Gov. Janet Mills unveiled a deal with Westbrook-based Idexx that will allow the state’s public health lab to triple its testing capacity.
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Maine CDC reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, 20 more cases at Tyson plant in Portland
The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says managers of the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Portland have agreed to extend a closure so the CDC can trace the contacts of infected workers.
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Maine CDC reports 20 more coronavirus cases, no new deaths
The number of cases at the Tyson Foods plant in Portland rose to 17 on Monday as testing of all 400-plus employees continued.
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Coronavirus data trends working in Maine’s favor, but risks remain
The reproduction rate, case rate and other indicators of transmission are moving in the right direction for Maine to start relaxing restrictions, but epidemiologists are watching closely for any warning signs that trends are changing.
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Maine CDC reports 39 new cases, one more death from COVID-19
Contributing to the spike is an outbreak of at least 20 cases at the Hope House homeless shelter in Bangor, which Maine CDC officials are tracking alongside an outbreak at Portland’s Tyson Foods plant.
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Virus outbreaks reported at Portland meat plant, Bangor homeless shelter
The outbreaks at Tyson Foods in Portland and the Hope House shelter in Bangor come two days before the Mills administration plans to begin relaxing restrictions on some businesses.
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Some businesses closed by virus may reopen Friday under Mills’ plan to restart economy
Gov. Janet Mills detailed a comprehensive reopening plan that brings Maine businesses online in stages over the course of the summer, but she cautioned that any surge in cases that threatens public health could lead to new restrictions.