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Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah says ages 12 and up will likely be eligible for the boosters, and possibly younger ages. But he urges people who are currently eligible for second boosters to get them now and not wait for the for updated version.

The Maine CDC says the number of patients in Maine hospitals has fallen by 11 to 119.

The agency says that 141 people are in the hospital with the disease. That's an increase from recent days and the highest number since mid-June.

The Maine CDC reports a slight increase in hospitalizations in recent days, but the numbers have stayed roughly level over the past few weeks.

The number of Mainers hospitalized with COVID has fallen by two on Thursday, to 113. Hospitalizations have been hovering around that level for the last few days after falling significantly throughout the month of June.

Twenty-two patients are in critical care, and five are on ventilators.

The number of people in critical care remains relatively unchanged at 21. The number on ventilators has dropped in half in the last two weeks from eight to four.

The state CDC says half will be the Moderna vaccine and half will be Pfizer.

The number of Mainers hospitalized with COVID rose slightly on Friday, to 135. That's three more than yesterday. Twenty one patients are in critical care and ten are on ventilators.

Maine's COVID hospitalizations are continuing to drop, reaching 132 on Thursday. That's down seven from yesterday and 61 from one week ago. Nineteen patients are critical care and eight are on ventilators.