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Maine reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases

Maine reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases

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(AP) The state has recorded another 1,008 infections and nine deaths since the weekend, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.

The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Maine has risen over the past two weeks from 349 on Sept. 12 to 469 on Sept. 26.

With the latest tallies, the number of infections was approaching 90,000, while the death toll stood at 1,022, the Maine CDC said.

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