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Yarmouth’s COVID-19 task force wins state award (Press Herald)
The Yarmouth Community Coronavirus Task Force is the winner of this year’s Public Health Program of Excellence Award from the Maine Public Health Association. “It’s a great honor and a real tribute to the many people in Yarmouth who volunteered to make all the activities that we’ve been involved in possible,” said Margaret Downing, one of four founding members of the 100-member task force.
The task force was honored for its “leadership, collaboration, and volunteer efforts to serve the needs of the Yarmouth community during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to Rebecca Boulos, executive director of the MPHA.
Covid Task Force update, May 6th 2022
The latest updates from the Yarmouth Community Coronavirus Task Force.
Yarmouth Covid Wastewater Testing Results - April 13, 2022
Yarmouth, ME began a new wastewater testing program with the U.S. CDC on February 10, 2022. Data from that new program continues to show a lower—but persistent—level of the COVID-19 virus in the community. We continue to urge caution particularly in large group settings.
Following Yarmouth's Lead, State Looks To Wastewater For Covid Clues
Staff writer Joe Lawler recently wrote an in-depth article for the Portland Press Herald about the wastewater testing program, and how it has enabled the town to tracked the omicron wave rise and fall in real time.