BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 26, 2021
Maine saw its lowest daily total of new COVID-19 cases since last October on Tuesday, a milestone that coincided with the state’s decision to lift most business and social restrictions, including the mask mandate for fully vaccinated people. The dropping cases suggest Maine has largely been successful in vaccinating enough people to prevent concerning variants of the virus from spreading widely. Dr. Peter Millard, a former epidemiology staffer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said, “I don’t think we’re going to have another resurgence unless something really untoward happens like an unexpected variant that’s resistant to the vaccines, which I think is extremely unlikely. I think the summer looks very good.”