GUILFORD, Maine (AP) A Maine medical supplies manufacturer has been awarded more than $11 million from the federal government to produce millions of additional testing swabs.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins said Monday that Puritan Medical Products of Guilford received the money through the federal Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Collins says the company will increase its production of swabs by three million per month.
Puritan has played a major role in the U.S.’s efforts to conduct enough testing to help corral the coronavirus pandemic.
The state has reported almost 10,800 positive cases since the start of the pandemic.
