Social Club COVID Outbreak Numbers

In an email Wednesday afternoon, Maine CDC confirmed the latest numbers for Covid-19 outbreaks in Sanford. American Legion Post 19: 12 casesAmvets: 8 casesLafayette Social Club: 10 casesSanford VFW: 10 casesElks Lodge 1470: 4 cases The Elks Lodge is the most recent investigation, opened Wednesday. When questioned whether the numbers in the social club outbreaks represented unique individuals, or if the same individuals were being counted multiple times, Maine CDC spokesperson Robert Long replied, "Our epidemiologists are investigating whether there…
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News Notes: September 13

Sanford City Councilor Luke Lanigan reports that the Springvale Bureau of Motor Vehicles office is getting closer to reopening. With the Kennebunk office open only by appointment, and lines of three hours or more at the Scarborough office, that is welcome news. Adam Duvall, a member of the Sanford Mainers baseball team in 2009, has been on a tear recently with the Atlanta Braves. He has become the first player in Braves’ history to hit three home runs in two…
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School Notes: September 13

The Superintendent of Schools’ Welcome Back letter is here. It includes links to lots of helpful information for each school. The School Department’s app to use for the mandatory daily Covid-19 self-screening is here. Have you seen all the great back to school PSA videos? There’s one for each school and one about riding the bus. You can find them all here. Sanford students in grades K-4 will be attending in-person classes two days a week, beginning September 14, rather…
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More Covid Outbreaks in Sanford

WMTW and Seacoast Online are reporting that Maine CDC is investigating two more outbreaks at Sanford social clubs. An outbreak investigation at the VFW on Hutchenson St. was reportedly opened on September 11. Anyone who visited there since August 24 may have been exposed to the virus, and should contact their health care provider. Another outbreak investigation was reportedly opened for the AmVets on School St. on September 9. Anyone who has visited that club since August 26 may have…
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Covid-19 News Notes

Maine CDC updated its map of Covid-19 case counts by zip code on Thursday, September 10. As of September 6, there are a cumulative total of 57 cases of the virus in Sanford, and 15 in Springvale, for a total of 72 in our community. This is an increase of 13 cases since the previous update. It is not known how many of these cases are active and how many are recovered, as that information is not broken down by…
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