BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Dr. Nirav Shah is taking a job as a visiting professor at Colby College this fall. The former head of the Maine CDC stopped by the studio Wednesday to talk. We hit on a variety ...

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The head of the Maine CDC, Dr. Nirav Shah, said this week that contact tracing is the “bedrock of public health outbreak investigations”.

On Wednesday, the Maine CDC reported 348 new cases of COVID-19 along with one additional death, identified as a woman in her 60s from Androscoggin County.

However, Maine CDC data show that more rural counties experienced the largest increases in cases percentage-wise during March.

The Maine CDC says it will follow guidance from its federal counterpart, which has been urged by an advisory board to prioritize those over 75 and essential workers in the next round of vaccinations.