Maine has the second-lowest positive-test rate in the country, and after previous case numbers were adjusted, the net increase Tuesday was just one additional case.
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.
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Maine CDC reports 14 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
When accounting for cases subtracted from previous days, Maine had a net of 7 more cases Monday, and the number of hospitalizations remains low.
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Maine health providers plan early and aggressive flu shot campaigns
MaineHealth may be giving its 22,000 employees the flu shot early to try to avoid hospitals filling up with flu and COVID-19 patients this winter.
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Maine reports 20 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
School districts are keeping a close eye on case numbers as they introduce reopening plans that are keyed to control of virus transmission across the state.
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Maine reports 14 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths
Maine has second-lowest virus prevalence in the country, behind only Vermont.
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Maine reports 25 new cases of COVID-19, one additional death
Thirty-two more Mainers have recovered from the disease, and the percentage of positive tests continues to decline, a key indicator that containment efforts are working.
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Maine reports 15 new cases of COVID-19, one additional death
The state has had success using an automated system to help people exposed to the virus report symptoms, according to a study by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Maine reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Six of 22 new swab-and-send testing sites have opened, and the remainder will go into operation within the next few weeks.
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Maine to launch ‘rapid response team’ to combat opioid crisis
The $3 million initiative would try to reach people with substance use disorder who are not in recovery programs.
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Mills administration to convene summit on responding to opioid crisis
Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. surgeon general, will be the keynote speaker at Thursday’s virtual event, to be held less than a week after the state announced a surge in drug overdose deaths in the first quarter of this year.