Fifty-nine percent of Maine residents are fully vaccinated, the third-best rate in the nation.
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Posted inLocal & State
Maine reports 36 new cases of COVID-19
There were no additional deaths, and the seven-day average of new cases continues to decline.
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Posted inLocal & State
Maine reports its lowest COVID-19 test positivity rate on record
The rate is a key indicator of how widely the virus is circulating in the community.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them
Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
Posted inNation & World
Biden presses COVID-19 vaccination campaign as Delta coronavirus variant spreads
President Joe Biden will announce new steps Tuesday afternoon intended to inoculate additional Americans against COVID-19.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine reports 19 new cases of COVID-19
There were no additional deaths, and the vaccination rate has inched up to 58.8 percent of Maine’s population.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Winslow woman wins $896,809 in Maine vaccination lottery
Kay Spofford, a dialysis dietitian in her early 60s, says the money will give her and her husband ‘peace of mind in our retirement.’
Posted inHealth
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Franklin County
The seven-day average per capita is up 114% from a week ago.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine reports 15 new cases of COVID-19, 1 additional death
The seven-day average of daily new cases declined to 22.7, compared to 26.9 a week ago and 98.6 a month ago.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
COVID-19 delta variant puts western and central Maine towns at risk
Public health officials have warned that the highly contagious strain of the disease could be a danger to unvaccinated populations, while emphasizing the vaccines’ effectiveness in protecting against COVID-19.