State to open coronavirus alternative care sites at Cross arenas in Portland, Bangor

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Published
April 7, 2020

State to open coronavirus alternative care sites at Cross arenas in Portland, Bangor

Gov. Janet Mills announced that the sites will open next week with at least 100 beds in Portland and 50 beds in Bangor as 2 more deaths were reported in Maine.
Published
April 7, 2020

Kittery asks state to share addresses of coronavirus patients

The town says first responders need to know when a rescue call requires protection against exposure to COVID-19.
Published
April 7, 2020

Modeling shows Maine with a wide range of possible outcomes to coronavirus pandemic

Epidemiologists at the Maine CCD study models that reveal how slight changes in social distancing could have huge impacts on the number of deaths and the need for hospital beds and equipment.
Published
April 6, 2020

With case count near 500, state plans for new treatment ‘modules’

The director of Maine's CDC says the agency continues to distribute personal protective equipment for health care workers and will soon detail plans for 'modules' outside of hospitals to treat patients if there is a surge in coronavirus cases.
Published
April 1, 2020

Mills seeks disaster declaration as coronavirus infections, deaths rise

The governor's request would make Maine eligible for additional federal funding.
Published
March 30, 2020

Models offer clues but no clear answers about pandemic’s impact in Maine

State health experts are tracking complex models to estimate, among other things, how long it will last, how many Mainers will die and when the peak of the ‘curve’ will come.
Published
March 29, 2020

Sagadahock Real Estate offers Bath tenants rent relief amid coronavirus outbreak

John Morse IV, whose family owns Sagadahock Real Estate Association, said he hopes the reductions in rent help employers stay in business and prevents them from laying off employees.
Published
March 26, 2020

Maine CDC gives top testing priority to long-term care residents

Gov. Janet Mills also offers 'extraordinary' MaineCare funding to help nursing facilities meet the costs of the coronavirus threat.
Published
March 25, 2020

Maine’s testing backlog grows amid national shortage of key chemicals

In response, the Maine CDC continues to prioritize testing hospitalized patients or health care workers while buying another testing ‘platform’ that doesn't use the chemical reagent that's in short supply.