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Maine reports 667 coronavirus cases, 8 deaths

Maine reports 667 coronavirus cases, 8 deaths

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(AP) The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported nearly 670 coronavirus infections and eight deaths from the weekend.

Those figures reported on Tuesday bring the total number of infections to more than 81,000 and the death toll to 969 since the coronavirus pandemic hit, Maine officials said.

The state has been dealing with a surge in infections, and the state’s intensive care units are busy. The state reported Monday a new peak of 40 patients on ventilators because of COVID-19.

The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Maine has risen over the past two weeks from 246 new cases per day on Aug. 29 to 349 new cases per day on Sunday.

About two-thirds of the state’s total population is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. The percentage of the eligible population is about three quarters.

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