York County is seeing new cases at a rate three times the statewide average, and Oxford County is also showing signs of trouble.
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Sanford High School reports COVID-19 outbreak, moves to all remote learning
The outbreak is the latest in Sanford after the York County Jail and Calvary Baptist Church.
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Spread of COVID-19 in York County hits Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, with 18 cases reported
Workers who ride in a commuter van from the Sanford area to the shipyard in Kittery may have sparked the outbreak, state health officials say.
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Maine CDC reports 42 new coronavirus cases, one more death
Ten cases have now been linked to a Sanford-area funeral and reception held in late August, and people at six social clubs may have been exposed as a result.
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Maine CDC reports 32 new cases of COVID-19
Fifteen of the cases were in York County, which continues to be the hotspot for new infections statewide.
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Sanford council adopts mask ordinance as virus spreads in city
The ordinance, effective for 90 days, has an enforcement provision that includes fines and possible closure for businesses that don’t comply.
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Sanford mayor urges residents to ‘step up and do the right thing’
Tom Cote delivered the forceful message this week after a series of COVID-19 outbreaks spread through the city and York County, hindering students’ return to school.
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Sanford pastor remains defiant, engages religious liberty attorney
Todd Bell preached again to an in-person congregation at Calvary Baptist Church on Sunday, according to a live internet audio stream of services.
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Sanford pastor says congregants with COVID-19 ‘are doing well’
The Maine CDC is investigating whether five cases at Calvary Baptist Church are connected to a Millinocket wedding reception outbreak.
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Coronavirus outbreak detected at Sanford church
At least five cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at Calvary Baptist Church, whose pastor apparently officiated at a wedding reception in Millinocket that is now linked to more than 100 confirmed cases. The Maine CDC is investigating possible links to other outbreaks York and Penobscot counties.