Local Coronavirus COVID-19 Resource Center: Alerts, Closings, Cancellations
March 4 update: Midcoast adds 84 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays.
“Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC… Read more
March 3 update: Midcoast adds 52 new COVID-19 cases
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays.
“Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC… Read more
Maine removing statewide mask recommendation for schools, leaves decision up to districts
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Department of Education advised Maine school units and child care providers on Wednesday that effective March 9 universal masking is no longer a statewide recommendation in these settings but is optional.
Consistent with Maine’s tradition of local control, local school boards have the authority to determine requirements in their respective schools, a news release stated.
This change is dependent on… Read more
March 2 update: Midcoast adds 62 new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays.
“Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC… Read more
March 1 update: Midcoast adds 84 new COVID-19 cases
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays.
“Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC… Read more
Feb. 26 update: Midcoast adds 43 new COVID-19 cases
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays.
The Maine CDC has been processing a backlog of positive COVID-19 test results that accumulated because of the Omicron surge, and has… Read more
Amid new federal mask guidance, Gov. Mills says time for Mainers to ‘feel a sense of relief’
AUGUSTA — With the U.S. CDC announcing Friday it is relaxing its mask guidance for communities where hospitals aren’t under high strain, Governor Janet Mills is calling on the Maine CDC to review the guidance and see how Maine’s masking policy can be amended.
In a late Friday night press release to the media, Gov. Mills released the following statement on the updated masking guidance from the U.S. CDC:
“Maine has experienced a significant and welcome decline in… Read more
Feb. 25 update: Midcoast adds 45 new COVID-19 cases
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays.
The Maine CDC has been processing a backlog of positive COVID-19 test results that accumulated because of the Omicron surge, and has… Read more
Feb. 24 update: Midcoast adds 54 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays.
The Maine CDC has been processing a backlog of positive COVID-19 test results that accumulated because of the Omicron surge, and has… Read more
Feb. 23 update: Midcoast adds 71 new COVID-19 cases, one new death
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays.
The Maine CDC has been processing a backlog of positive COVID-19 test results that accumulated because of the Omicron surge, and has… Read more