There were 12 additional deaths.
Maine on Tuesday reported 862 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period and 12 additional deaths. Because the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention does not report cases over the weekend, Tuesday’s case counts reflect cases recorded on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Since the pandemic began, Maine has logged 105,121 cases of COVID-19, and 1,179 deaths. The seven-day average of daily new cases stood at 467 on Tuesday, compared to 462.1 a week ago and 607.7 a month ago. Maine is gearing up for federal regulators to give final approval this week for vaccines for children ages 5-11. Pharmacies, doctor’s offices and school clinics are expected to launch soon to get “shots into arms” perhaps as soon as later this week. “Maine’s initial allocation (this week) of COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds is expected to be 33,900 doses, which would be enough to provide first doses to approximately 42 percent of Maine residents who would become eligible if the U.
