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Health Care

Published
July 25, 2020

CMMC workers test positive for COVID-19

Hospital officials say the employees were infected by an ICU patient who had come from the Marshwood Center, a long-term care facility with an outbreak this week.
Published
July 24, 2020

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine fall to new lows

Cumulative hospital counts for the week are at their lowest levels since the opening days of the pandemic.
Published
July 23, 2020

As national labs bog down, some Mainers face long delays for COVID-19 test results

Maine’s self-reliant testing system is insulating most patients from long turnarounds that render tests 'functionally useless.'
Published
July 23, 2020

State investigates outbreak at Lewiston nursing home, reports 24 new cases in Maine

The Marshwood Center in Lewiston has 11 cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff, but the total statewide case numbers remain relatively low.
Published
July 22, 2020

Maine’s coronavirus case total remains flat, with no new deaths

While the Maine CDC reported 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three new probable cases Wednesday, it lowered previously reported numbers based on subsequent testing.

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Published
July 21, 2020

Maine to add 4 more ‘swab and send’ COVID-19 testing sites

The expansion of easy-access testing sites was announced on a day when the Maine CDC reported 12 new cases, 1 death and an outbreak at a Walmart in Aroostook County.
Published
July 20, 2020

Number of COVID-19 cases among out-of-state visitors remains low

Midway into July, there is no indication of visitor-driven outbreaks, as Maine continues to benefit from some of the best disease metrics in the nation.
Published
July 20, 2020

Age of people testing positive for COVID-19 is trending younger

Of the 22 new cases reported Sunday – the most recent date for which age data is available – 14 people were in their 30s or younger, including six in their 20s and three younger than 20.
Published
July 17, 2020

Numbers of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals sink to new lows

Maine Medical Center in Portland had the fewest pandemic inpatients this week since the opening days of the pandemic.
Published
July 14, 2020

As Trump criticizes his own health officials, White House virus task force member says ‘none of us lie’

The comment came after Trump shared a Twitter post from a former game show host who, without evidence, accused government medical experts at the CDC of lying.