Daily new coronavirus cases in Maine reached a record high this week, with the state recording some 554 cases on Tuesday alone.
The seven-day moving average also increased on Tuesday, rising to 409.3, an increase from 321.6 a week prior. In Maine, a nurse at the Maine Medical Center was thought to be the first person to receive the Pfizer jab on Tuesday morning. (iStock) Maine has now recorded more than 17,300 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, per official estimates.
The news comes as the widespread rollout of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine began this week.The jab, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, received emergency use approval from the U.S.