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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 and the vaccine in Maine

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COVID-19 numbers for Maine, Oct. 17, 2022

Here are the latest numbers starting the week for Oct. 17, 2022.
Coronavirus

More than 200 people are hospitalized in Maine with COVID-19

The last time hospitalization numbers were this high was back in May. Doctors say the best way to protect yourself from the flu and COVID-19 is to get vaccinated.
Coronavirus

'It's something we haven't seen in a while': New BA.5 omicron subvariant carries a symptom from the delta variant wave

"We’ve started getting anecdotal evidence that there’s anosmia, which is that loss of smell," Dr. Shane Fernando said.
Coronavirus

Several Maine school districts restart mask policy

Bangor schools returned to universal masking on Monday, and Portland will do the same on Thursday.
Coronavirus

Rise in at-home testing has some concerned about underreporting cases

Jerry Tucker, with the Chesapeake Health Dept., said underreporting cases is nothing new. So, instead of tracking those at-home tests, they track severity.
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COVID hospitalization rates drops below 100 in Maine

There were 94 people in Maine hospitals with COVID-19 on Saturday, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Global COVID death toll hits 6 million in 2 years of pandemic

The grim milestone comes even as the U.S. is shedding masks and many businesses are returning to the office.
Coronavirus

MaineHealth sounds alarm as COVID-related absences 'surge'

Nearly 850 employees were absent Wednesday due to COVID, spokesman John Porter said.
Coronavirus

New Hampshire's first known case of COVID-19 omicron variant detected in Cheshire County

The omicron variant has now been detected in more than 25 states. It has not been detected in Maine.
Coronavirus

327 people with COVID-19 in Maine hospitals: a pandemic high that worries state leaders

The Maine CDC and DHHS expect to see a rise in people testing positive for coronavirus following Thanksgiving and other holiday gatherings.
Vaccine

COVID-19 boosters now available to all Maine adults, Mills says

The decision is in response to a current 'sustained surge' of COVID-19 cases in the state.

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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 and the vaccine in Maine

COVID-19 numbers for Maine, Oct. 17, 2022

More than 200 people are hospitalized in Maine with COVID-19

'It's something we haven't seen in a while': New BA.5 omicron subvariant carries a symptom from the delta variant wave

Several Maine school districts restart mask policy

Rise in at-home testing has some concerned about underreporting cases

COVID hospitalization rates drops below 100 in Maine

Global COVID death toll hits 6 million in 2 years of pandemic

MaineHealth sounds alarm as COVID-related absences 'surge'

New Hampshire's first known case of COVID-19 omicron variant detected in Cheshire County

327 people with COVID-19 in Maine hospitals: a pandemic high that worries state leaders

COVID-19 boosters now available to all Maine adults, Mills says

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