COVID-19

When comparing general health to previous years, 2024 was a relatively healthy year overall. However, here in Maine, we saw an uptick in a particular disease!

Concerns are growing among health officials over a newly identified and highly mutated COVID variant, which appears to be more lethal than previous strains.

The CDC has dubbed this new variant the 'most widely circulating variant in the United States.'

The list was compiled by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Good luck out there. Do your best. And if you do get sick, be gentle with yourself and with your kiddos. It's no fun for anyone when you are ill during the holidays.

All visitors will still have to check in with the front desk, go through the Covid-19 screening process, and wear a mask during their entire visit.

As more and more places in Maine have already, or are about to become mask-less, more testing might be needed sooner rather than later.

The Mills Administration has partnered with the Rockefeller Foundation to provide free Covid tests to people in need.

Governor Janet Mills is welcoming a new directive from the U.S. CDC regarding a shortened quarantine period for some people with COVID-19.

Governor Janet Mills has activated the Maine National Guard to help hospitals that are nearing capacity for COVID patients.