Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 2,028 confirmed cases of influenza in its most recent report.
The latest report covers the time spanning Feb. 9 and Feb. 15.
Cases continue to rise, with the Maine CDC reporting 1,916 cases the previous week and 1,077 the week prior.
There were 145 flu-related hospitalizations between Feb. 9 and Feb. 15., compared to 131 the week before. This brings the total amount of hospitalizations during the current flu season to 711.
Public health officials recommend more than a dozen policies, from increasing tobacco taxes to funding arsenic and radon mitigation systems.
Last week was the stock market's worst since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and stocks continued to bounce around wildly Monday.
Following cuts announced last week, the low-income care provider said it needs roughly $1 million to sustain the services.
A prominent Maine scientist said the system for supporting health research is "under siege."
April is Donate Life Month, and Northern Light Health is raising awareness about the role that organ donors play in saving lives.
There have been 10 cases of the disease reported so far this year.
