Newcastle and other towns across Maine are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Newcastle, ME community.
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Maine COVID-19 Cases
Maine Total Coronavirus Cases: 323,704
Maine New Coronavirus Deaths:
Maine Total Coronavirus Deaths: 3,057
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Newcastle
Newcastle's first Covid case five years on: Public health chief remembers road to lockdown
Today marks five years since the first person in the North East tested positive for Covid-19. On the afternoon of Wednesday March 4, 2020, public health chiefs announced that someone in Newcastle ... More info »
Evening Chronicle - 03/03/2025 10:01am'Another pandemic will happen and could be worse than Covid'
The world will suffer another pandemic and it could be “a lot worse” than Covid-19, a former public health official has warned. Prof Eugene Milne, Newcastle’s former director of public ... More info »
Evening Chronicle - 03/03/2025 10:01amFive years after Maine's first case, where does COVID-19 now stand?
Mar. 12—Wednesday marks five years since Maine recorded its first presumptive case of COVID-19, just a day after the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic. For some, the shift to a ... More info »
Yahoo - 03/11/2025 08:05pm