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Coronavirus

Published
May 22, 2021

New COVID-19 cases in U.S. plummet to lowest levels since last June

The average number of deaths over the last seven days also dropped to 552 – a rate not seen since July last year.
Published
May 22, 2021

Maine CDC reports 159 new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily increase since March

It announced Saturday that more person had died with the illness, a Cumberland County man in his 60s.
Published
May 21, 2021

Whitefield students get hands-on aquaponics experience with school garden

Plants and seeds from the Whitefield Elementary School are being sold from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Published
May 21, 2021

IOC: Olympics will be held even if Tokyo is in a state of emergency

The IOC vice president in charge of the Tokyo Olympics says the games will open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan are under a state of emergency.
Published
May 21, 2021

Maine’s 7-day case average goes below 200 for first time since late March

The decline comes 3 days before the state's mask mandate is set to expire for most people in most settings.

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Published
May 20, 2021

Big gaps in vaccine rates across the U.S. worry health experts

The highest percentages are concentrated in the Northeast, while the lowest ones are mostly in the South.
Published
May 20, 2021

Augusta mass vaccination site to remain open through June

Vaccination clinic operated by MaineGeneral Health continues to offer scheduled and walk-in appointments as it plans to also offer smaller, pop-up clinics around the region.
Published
May 20, 2021

Waterville-area high schools plan unique commencements with pandemic precautions

Some schools are devising unique ceremonies given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 20, 2021

Nervous workers struggle to adjust to new mask policies

An abrupt relaxation of rules has left retailers, grocery stores, restaurants, hospitals and other employers scrambling to decide whether and how to adjust their own policies.
Published
May 20, 2021

As Maine closes mass vaccination sites, governor drops mask mandate for nearly everyone

Gov. Janet Mills' executive order repeals the mask mandate as of May 24 for all residents, whether they are vaccinated or not, except children 5 and older who are in school or day care.