Month: April 2021

100 million Americans are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC's tracker. Why it matters: That's 38% of the country's adult population — and 55% of the adult population has had at least one shot. All told, the U.S. has administered nearly 240 million shots. That is an enormous success, in such a short time. But, of course, it only gets harder from here — both domestically and globally. What's next: Moderna is planning to dramatically expand its manufacturing capacity, both to keep up with the extreme global demand and to start making booster shots to address COVID-19 variants. The company upped its minimum expected output for this year, saying it now expects to make at least 800 million doses, and that it'll be able to make as many as 3 billion doses in 2022. Betwe...

Cases are people who have tested positive for coronavirus. Public health bodies may occasionally revise their case numbers. Case rate by age only available for England. *The "average area" means the middle ranking council or local government district when ranked by cases per 100,000 people. The case rate chart shows how many people have tested positive each day for every 100,000 people in that area. The dark blue line shows the average daily rate over the past seven days. This average helps to show whether cases are rising or falling. The case rate by age chart shows how many people have tested positive in each age group per 100,000 people. Steeper rises in older age groups are of more concern because older people are more likely to be badly affected by the virus and ar...

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 268 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday and two new deaths.The number of Mainers who have died with COVID-19 is now 784. The two new deaths were reported in Androscoggin County.The 268 additional cases bring the total since the beginning of the outbreak in Maine to 61,213.The Maine CDC said 512,381 Mainers, or 38.12% of the population, have received their final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.MAINE CORONAVIRUS DATA: Deaths: 784 Total cases: 61,213 Confirmed cases: 45,610 Probable cases: 15,603 Cumulative positivity rate: 2.79% 14-day positivity rate: 2.7% Currently hospitalized: 121 Patients in intensive care: 59 Patients on ventilators: 15Get more detailed COVID...