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Maine's COVID hospitalizations jump again on Friday

The number of Mainers hospitalized with COVID jumped again on Friday, hitting 143. That's 11 more than yesterday and 40 more than one week ago.

Thirty-four patients are in critical care and five are on ventilators.

The Maine CDC is reporting 470 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death of someone with the disease.