LATEST CORONAVIRUS NEWS
Maine’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 100 for 1st time since April
There are now 98 Mainers infected with COVID-19 in hospitals across the state, down from 234 just over a month ago.
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MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS
Prosecutors want up to 2 years in prison for Mainer who defrauded COVID loan program
Prosecutors’ recommendation is based on the $236,580 Nathan Reardon sought to steal even if he never obtained the full sum.
COVID-19 outbreak at Cape Elizabeth High School under investigation
According to a letter from the superintendent, nearly 21 percent of the school’s students were out sick on Thursday.
Millinocket hospital is using $1M award to prepare for the next pandemic
The COVID-19 challenge proved a challenge for its “vintage 1994” ER. It wants to correct those shortcomings before the next crisis.
COVID, other respiratory viruses are straining hospital capacity in Maine
As of Tuesday morning, 85 patients were hospitalized across the MaineHealth system with COVID, and 14 children were admitted with respiratory viruses.
Fatal heart attacks surged among young adults in 2nd year of pandemic
The dramatic increases in heart attacks blew apart the models used to predict how many people would lose their lives to these events.
Maine students slip below national average in reading and math
That continues an 11-year pattern of generally declining test scores and marks the first time Maine fell below the national average.
Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US
Across the country, math test scores saw their largest decrease ever.
Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
That would put the shots on the same formal list as polio, measles and hepatitis vaccines that are recommended by the nation’s doctors.
Maine near top of nation in new COVID cases and hospitalizations
The Pine Tree State has the fourth-highest rate of new coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents of any U.S. state over the past week.
COVID delay of a mother’s murder trial is probably not Maine’s last
COVID disruptions are likely to become routine with the court system back open and working through a huge backlog of criminal cases.
National COVID-19 health emergency extended to January
Health officials anticipate a spike in cases over the fall and winter months, after cases and hospitalizations spiked last winter.
US clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5
The Food and Drug Administration gave the green light for a Pfizer booster for kids aged 5-11 and a Moderna booster for kids as young as 6 on Wednesday.
Bobby Nightingale sentencing postponed due to COVID-19
This marks the second time in as many days that a court procedure related to murder cases was postponed due to COVID-19.
Murder trial of Stockton Springs mother on hold after prosecutor tests positive for COVID-19
Superior Court Justice Robert Murray sent jurors home for the rest of week after prosecutor Leane Zainea tested positive for COVID-19.
Telemedicine was made easy during COVID-19. Not any more.
Doctors say a patchwork of regulations creates confusion and has led some practices to shut down out-of-state telemedicine entirely.
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