‘This virus moves fast:’ Maine reports 436 new COVID-19 cases and 5 more deaths
The state moves Cumberland County into the yellow designation for schools, meaning hybrid learning is recommended. And Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor is dealing with a major outbreak.
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Maine’s seven-day average of new cases stood at 449.7 on Friday, up sharply from 336.3 a week ago and 190.6 a month ago.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor reports an outbreak with 27 staff members and five patients testing positive.
More than 2,000 health care workers in Maine had been immunized for COVID-19 by Friday morning, with vaccinations expected to ramp up next week.
Bangor, Maine News Update: December 22, 2020
The Maine CDC reports 339 new cases of COVID-19 and another death, while 43 more people have recovered. Approximately, 4,000 BINAX antigen rapid test kits for COVID-19 are in the hands of school nurses statewide, including at schools in Brewer, Augusta, and Glenburn.
A Milbridge man is charged with attempted murder and robbery for a double shooting in Trenton over the weekend. Larry Smith was first treated at a Bangor hospital for injuries sustained in a car accident in Holden, before being arrested for wounding the two people from Birch Heights Drive. Police say more arrests are possible.
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