Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the MaineCDC, reported this afternoon that an additional congregate housing setting has reported four individuals with COVID-19.  It is Falmouth by the Sea, ( a private facility) at 191 Foreside Road, Falmouth and it has … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) Maine announced today the National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) has awarded $426,800. to the Maine Arts Commission to deliver relief to the state’s cultural economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.  The funds, appropriated through the CARES … Continue reading →

It was reported that 24 deaths have now occurred in Maine due to the coronavirus.  A total of 14,076 individuals in Maine have been tested negatively and 770 people have been confirmed with the deadly virus. At the daily briefing … Continue reading →

The daily coronavirus briefing scheduled for 2:00 pm today by MaineCDC has been delayed due to an explosion at the Androscoggin Mill, Jay.  The briefing will occur at 4:45 pm. today. “I am closely monitoring all information concerning the explosion … Continue reading →

Trumpy backed-off his claim that he, and only he,  has the authority to reopen the country at his solo performance tonight.  Without his coronavirus task force beside him on the stage, he said that he would be talking to the … Continue reading →

Maine Medical Center (MMC) has joined a pair of clinical trials designed to examine the efficacy of the drug Remdesivir for treatment of moderate and severe COVID-19.  The trials’ Principal Investigator is David Seder, MD, MMC’s chief of critical care … Continue reading →

Dr. Shah, Director of MaineCDC, announced at todays coronavirus briefing that twenty people have now died from the dreaded coronavirus.  The latest deceased was a women, in her 70s,  who lived in York.  Dr. Shah also announced that 734 cases … Continue reading →

Criticism by  The New York Times over the weekend reporting his slow response time despite warnings,   contributed to the anger of Trumpy who came out swinging at the so-called coronavirus daily briefing that ended early this evening.  Additionally, last night … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills today joined a coalition of eleven other states in writing to the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to ask … Continue reading →

Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of MaineCDC, announced today there have been an increase of 65 cases of confirmed coronavirus since yesterday – bringing the total number to 698.  That is the largest single day increase in confirmed cases according to … Continue reading →