Hancock County Is the Only County in Maine Designated as Moderate Transmission of COVID in Maine

There are 16 counties in the state of Maine. As of Saturday morning, March 26, Hancock County is the only county in Maine designated as experiencing a moderate transmission of COVID. All others are designated low transmission.

I realize that after two years, no one wants to continue to talk about COVID. It has killed friends and family. It has ruined lives and businesses. It has fractured friendships and disrupted the emotional and educational growth of children and teens. I get it. I truly do. But, I also don't want to see Hancock County slip back up to being designated as high transmission, or any other county in Maine moving up to moderate.

You can check the status of your county at any time by going HERE,

If you haven't been fully vaccinated, please consider becoming so. There are still lots of Mainers who haven't received their 1st, 2nd and booster vaccines. I don't want to debate the efficacy of receiving the vaccines, but the proof is there, that your chances of dying from COVID are greatly reduced and the severity of symptoms are much lower if you have received the vaccine, than if you haven't.

COVID isn't going away. At this stage, the best we can hope is that it becomes endemic, whereby it will be something like the flu every winter.

The CDC does recommend that in communities with moderate levels of community transmission, if you are at high risk for severe illness, you should talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions.

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