LATEST CORONAVIRUS NEWS
Fenway Park named as next COVID-19 mass vaccination site
Starting Feb. 1, the ballpark will begin administering 500 vaccines per day by appointment and will soon ramp up to providing 1,000 vaccines per day to eligible residents.
For more graphs tracking the coronavirus in Maine, click here.
POLITICAL RESPONSE
Janet Mills extends state of civil emergency
The state of civil emergency allows Maine to deploy all available tools to respond to COVID-19.
Older Mainers will wait a while for a COVID-19 vaccine due to high demand
It will likely take until April for Maine to vaccinate most older Mainers against COVID-19.
Janet Mills receives 1st dose of coronavirus vaccine
“I have the utmost confidence in the vaccine,” the governor said.
CORONAVIRUS OPINIONS
The final COVID-19 lie
The Trump administration once again has left the states twisting in the wind on the COVID-19 pandemic.
America is making me feel like I’m in the ‘Terminator’ movie
The real world is less certain, but looking increasingly ominous.
Trump just gave Joe Biden’s presidency an unexpected boon
The Capitol riot has discredited Trump and fractured the Republican coalition. That will give Lucky Joe time to do useful stuff.
MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS
US virus toll tops 400,000 in Trump’s final hours
It took four months to reach the first 100,000 dead. It took just over a month to go from 300,000 to 400,000.
4,400 of Maine’s Moderna vaccines need to be replaced
The amount of compromised vaccines is about a quarter of the vaccines Maine ordered last week and half of the Moderna order.
Bangor schools abruptly go remote as bus contractor reports COVID-19 cases
Some students are considered close contacts of the Cyr Bus Line employees who tested positive and will have to quarantine as a result.
Piscataquis commissioners cut off protest over Zoom as they sign COVID-19 resolution
Tuesday was the first time the commissioners broadcast their meeting over Zoom, but Chair James White abruptly cut off the Zoom call as a woman objected to the resolution based on COVID-19 misinformation.
Direct care worker shortage leaves older Mainers without needed help
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing shortage of long-term care workers in Maine.
How we used your feedback to change our daily COVID-19 reports
Nearly 600 of you provided valuable feedback that has helped us revise our approach to the daily reports.
5 more Mainers die as another 386 coronavirus cases are reported across the state
That brings the total number of cases reported in Maine to 34,262 and the death toll to 519.
COVID-19 levels are rising in Yarmouth’s wastewater
Samples taken from the wastewater system showed a “steady and accelerating increase” in COVID-19 levels.
Mutations present new COVID-19 challenge as cases surge
So far, vaccines seem to remain effective, but there are signs that some of the new mutations may undermine some treatments.
Flu cases in Maine have plummeted this season
There have been no hospitalizations or deaths because of influenza, pneumonia or related illnesses so far this flu season.
We want to talk to Mainers 70 and older trying to get the COVID-19 vaccine
What kind of challenges have you faced in getting vaccinated? What questions do you have about the process?
Are you a Mainer over age 70? Here’s how to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine.
The 18 sites announced Monday are all hospitals and are located in 11 of the state’s 16 counties.
Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge
Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000.
In secret, Piscataquis commissioners adopted COVID-19 measure filled with misinformation
Piscataquis County’s three commissioners likely violated Maine’s open meeting laws when they adopted a resolution that objects to Gov. Janet Mills’ COVID-19 measures.
Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport because he was ‘scared’ of COVID-19
Aditya Singh, 36, is charged with felony criminal trespass to a restricted area of an airport and misdemeanor theft.
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