Though researchers tracking the coronavirus say the state’s case backlog can affect the ability to forecast, hospitals in Maine say it hasn’t hindered their ability to plan so far.
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Canaan says it will keep vaccinations optional despite state, federal mandates
Officials say they don’t intend to rescind an August vote that left it up to town employees to decide if they want to be vaccinated.
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State reports 867 COVID-19 cases amid ‘signs of optimism’ that surge could ease
Daily case numbers appear likely to remain high in the coming days as the Maine CDC reviews a backlog of 2,500 positive test results reported over the past week.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine reports 1,008 new cases, 9 more deaths as CDC struggles with backlog
The cases represent new positive test results reviewed by the Maine CDC staff over a three-day period.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. booster shots start even as millions remain unprotected
The vast majority of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are among the unvaccinated, the CDC director notes.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine health care providers gear up to offer COVID-19 booster shots
Meanwhile, the delta variant continues to drive infections and hospitalizations around the state, with 714 new cases reported on Friday.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘D’ is for diphtheria, which still infects thousands
Working in a field hospital in a refugee camp gives a Maine doctor a glimpse of the world before there was widespread use of vaccines.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine schools now have 72 outbreaks and 2,080 cases as COVID surge continues
The state has set hospitalization records repeatedly in recent days, although a recent decline in the rate of positive tests could be a sign that the latest surge is easing.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
UMF to host vaccine clinic
University of Maine at Farmington will host a vaccine clinic on Saturday, Sept. 18.
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Demand for COVID tests rises as state reports another 652 cases, 3 deaths
The pace of new infections is straining the Maine CDC’s ability to review new cases, leading to a backlog that is likely to translate into sustained high numbers in the coming days.