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Unlike last 2 falls, COVID infections decline in Maine

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 24, 2022

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The number of Maine hospital patients infected with COVID has dropped dramatically in recent weeks, a sharp contrast to the surge of hospitalizations experienced the past two autumns. It’s a welcome trend that health officials hope will continue as Maine faces a combination of respiratory illnesses that could strain the health care system. The state’s hospitals are currently packed with pediatric respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases and... + full article



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