Thousands have recovered, but many still have lingering health problems and could be left with chronic conditions in the future.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
Posted inMaine, News
State suspends health license of Millinocket inn where outbreak began
Maine says the Big Moose Inn still wasn’t complying with safety guidelines after hosting a wedding reception linked to outbreaks totaling 87 cases and 1 death to date.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Rapid, inexpensive COVID-19 test to be produced in Maine, creating 1,200 jobs
The White House announces a $750 million deal with Abbott Laboratories to have the company produce 150 million of its rapid-results tests for the federal government.
Posted inMaine, News
State opens new COVID-19 mobile testing lab, quadrupling capacity
The lab, which enables the Maine CDC to run more than 25,000 tests a week, is part of a partnership with Idexx that was announced in early May.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine summer camps offer lessons in preventing COVID-19 transmission
A new U.S. CDC study details the protocols used to reduce virus transmission among more than 1,000 campers and staff at 4 Maine summer camps.
Posted inMaine, News
Millinocket wedding reception linked to 2 more outbreaks, at jail and nursing home
The Aug. 7 wedding is the source of 60 cases of COVID-19, including 1 death, and now is connected to outbreaks at the York County Jail and a nursing home in Madison, which are roughly 125 miles apart.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reports 20 new cases of COVID-19 as CDC tracks outbreaks
There were no additional deaths, but the town of Sanford is grappling with an outbreak at its fire department.
Posted inMaine, News
State cites Millinocket inn after COVID-19 outbreak at wedding
Thirty-two people who attended the wedding or reception at Big Moose Inn in Millinocket have fallen ill, the Maine CDC reports.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
In pursuit of safety, Maine schools revisit the idea of outdoor classrooms
The reduced risk of virus transmission outside buildings is prompting school districts to plan for outdoor classrooms, hearkening to the early decades of the 20th century, when other infectious disease outbreaks pushed education into the fresh air.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reports 22 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
The state continues to have the second-lowest infection rate in the country, less than 1 case for every 100,000 people over the last week.