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Maine's backlog of 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests coincided with a reduction in the amount of lifesaving monoclonal treatments shipped to the state.

At the beginning of the year, Puget Sound-based naturalist Kersti Muul got a text from a friend. Someone had seen a cougar in Olson Place Southwest, a neighborhood in West Seattle.

Final two days of clinic at 179 Western Ave. set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday. No appointment is necessary. PCR testing for the coronavirus set to continue, by appointment.

Final two days of clinic at 179 Western Ave. set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. No appointment is necessary. PCR testing for the coronavirus set to continue, by appointment.

Maine has been getting a smaller allocation of a monoclonal antibody treatment because of a large backlog of positive tests that have yet to be screened and added to the daily total of confirmed new cases.

With tens of thousands of test results waiting to be processed, the state's case rate is artificially low, and that is reducing Maine's federal allocation of monoclonal antibody treatment.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's backlog of 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests artificially lowered its numbers of confirmed cases, coinciding with a reduction in the amount of lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments shipped to the state.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maines backlog of 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests artificially lowered its numbers of confirmed cases, coinciding with a reduction in the amount of lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's backlog of 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests artificially lowered its numbers of confirmed cases, coinciding with a reduction in the amount of lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments shipped to the state.

With tens of thousands of test results waiting to be processed, the state's case rate is artificially low, and that is reducing Maine's federal allocation of monoclonal antibody treatment.