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Delta Variant Comprised 100% of Latest COVID Samples in Maine

The state is dealing with an increase in COVID-19 infections because of the more contagious variant

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The delta variant continues to be the dominant strain of coronavirus in the latest testing by the Maine Center for Disease Control.

The delta variant made up 100% of 35 sampled cases so far in August, compared to 86% in July, the Portland Press Herald reported. In June, delta accounted for only 3.6% of all tested cases.

The state is dealing with an increase in COVID-19 infections because of the more contagious variant.

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The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Maine has risen over the past two weeks from 92 new cases per day on Aug. 2 to 176 new cases per day on Aug. 16.

All told, there have been 191 COVID-19 infections and two deaths since the weekend in Maine, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control.

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