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3 more Mainers die and 1,244 new coronavirus cases reported on Christmas Eve

Maine Public | By Charlie Eichacker
Published December 24, 2021 at 9:18 AM EST
Dr. Sydney Sewall fills a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Augusta Armory, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Augusta, Maine. Gov. Mills' administration opened the vaccination clinic earlier this month.
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Dr. Sydney Sewall fills a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Augusta Armory, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Augusta, Maine. Gov. Mills' administration opened the vaccination clinic earlier this month.

Maine is reporting 1,244 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday. The seven-day average of new cases is now 923.

The state CDC says 3 additional people have died with COVID-19 in Maine.

On Thursday, 355 people were hospitalized with COVID, down from 375 on Wednesday. One-hundred twenty were in critical care and 68 were on ventilators.
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