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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue decline in Maine

A woman wears a face covering as she arrives at Central Maine Medical Center, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine.
Robert F. Bukaty
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AP
A woman wears a face covering as she arrives at Central Maine Medical Center, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine continue to decline. One-hundred forty-two people are hospitalized on Monday — a more than 50 percent drop from a month ago.

Twenty-nine people are in critical care, a decline of more than 60%, while the number of people on ventilators is down 70% over the past month to just 10.

Maine's COVID-19 case numbers and death toll remain unchanged from Sunday, at 230,720 cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 2,136 deaths.