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Covid Cases Spiking in Sanford Now, Too

The Maine Centers for Disease Control is reporting a big jump in Covid-19 cases this week here in Sanford and Springvale. The new cumulative total is 188 cases in Sanford and 57 cases in Springvale, for a total of 245 cases in our community. What is most worrisome is that this represents an increase of 23 cases more than last week, by far the largest one-week increase since the pandemic began. These numbers include data through November 15. No additional…
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Covid-19 Case at Middle School

The Sanford School Department announced that an individual associated with Sanford Middle School tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, November 14.  There is a possibility that staff or students came in contact with this individual and were exposed to the virus. Out of an abundance of caution, all Sanford Middle School students will have a full remote day on Monday, November 16, while contact tracing is completed.  A Maine CDC or school representative will contact anyone identified as a close contact of the individual…
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Covid Update: November 12

Latest Numbers Maine CDC is reporting a cumulative total of 172 cases of Covid-19 in Sanford and 50 in Springvale as of November 8, for a total of 222 cases in our community since the pandemic began. This is an increase of 5 cases since last week's update. As of November 11, there are 304 active cases of Covid-19 in York County. Margaret Chase Smith School There have been no more positive cases identified in connection with Margaret Chase Smith…
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Covid-19 Update: November 8

The Sanford School Department announced on November 5 that an individual associated with Margaret Chase Smith School recently tested positive for COVID-19. The current hybrid model of education helped limit any contact this individual had with others so very few staff and students were exposed. Those at risk have already been identified and contacted by a CDC or school representative and are quarantining. We will update tomorrow if any more positive test results are announced. Maine CDC's data as of…
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Covid Update: October 30

Covid-19 cases are surging across the country, and Maine is not immune. At his regular press briefing on Thursday, October 29, Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of Maine CDC, announced a new one-day high of 80 new cases in the state. The previous one-day high of 76 cases was recorded just one day earlier. The state’s positivity rate is now at 0.8%, which is nearly double what it was just two weeks ago. Earlier in the pandemic, cases were clustered in…
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