The Maine CDC has added 548 cases of COVID-19 on Thanksgiving Day. No new deaths were reported.
Dr. Dora Mills of MaineHealth is urging those gathering this Thanksgiving holiday to take precautions against COVID-19 as the state grapples with high transmission rates.
"Ventilate. Open up the windows and turn up the heat or have Thanksgiving outdoors. Spend a lot of time outdoors. Play games outside. Get a fire pit going," she says.
Mills says those not vaccinated should wear masks indoors and distance. She also urges anyone who has coldlike symptoms to get tested for COVID-19 as quickly as possible.
Maine Public editor Andrew Catalina contributed to this report.
