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Latest Covid Numbers

Cases of Covid-19 continue to surge our community. With data updated as of December 13, Maine CDC is reporting 75 new cases in Sanford and 7 in Springvale, for a total of 82 new cases in just one week. The cumulative totals are now 361 in Sanford and 85 in Springvale, a total of 446. The school system is regularly seeing new cases among students and staff, but is keeping schools open, as the cases appear to have come from…

Covid-19 Vaccination Update

At the December 15 meeting of the City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee, City Manager Steven Buck and Fire Chief Steve Benotti reported on plans for the Sanford Fire Department to assist with vaccinating Emergency Medical Services personnel throughout York County against Covid-19. Chief Benotti told the Subcommittee that all full-time SFD personnel are licensed EMTs, so will be included in Phase 1a of Maine’s vaccination program. They will vaccinate each other, but not all on the same day, as there…

Covid-19 Update: December 10

Sanford and Springvale hit another record for new cases of Covid-19 this week. With data as of December 6, there were 46 new cases in Sanford and 8 in Springvale, for a total of 54 new cases in our community in just one week. The cumulative total of cases now stands at 286 in Sanford and 78 in Springvale, for a combined total of 364. As of December 7, the Newton Center outbreak had infected 37 residents and 22 staff members. A…

Covid-19 Update: December 4

The number of cases of Covid-19 in Sanford and Springvale jumped dramatically this week, as the virus surges across the state. With data as of November 29, there were 38 new cases in Sanford and 5 in Springvale, for a total of 43 new cases in our community. This is  nearly double the  previous weekly record for new cases. Want to see our numbers in a visual format? Nick Adams' website tracks Covid data by city and town. Sanford and Springvale…

Covid-19 Update: November 29

On Wednesday, November 25, Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson announced cases of Covid-19 had been diagnosed in individuals associated with Sanford High School, Sanford Middle School, Carl J. Lamb School, Margaret Chase Smith School and Sanford Regional Technical Center. No additional school closings have been announced. The outbreak at the Newton Center, which Maine CDC began tracking last week, was 12 cases as of Monday, including 7 patients and 5 staff members. Maine CDC is reporting a cumulative total of…

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