> 1. > https://www.pressherald.com/2020/11/03/covid-19-outbreak-at-maine-correctional-center-grows-to-81-confirmed-cases/ > > COVID-19 outbreak at Maine Correctional Center grows to 81 confirmed cases > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001V2lc7AOkh0W270MKN6s3M2MHd883ftc9r-rjxZFoGLtKZilyJTes8kKC5SfbEQGCsdNtgb66ChkdyfSfAJeyTUFvB9UZpSDqZPo8PJlAzQ2TwBwGy_TcLuKNOUIQxktVOfjXu2eFNTpQAMbqBri_dimGBKkb5s92IlZbOfoWyxuKYt9QjiUBxUK-cHhXLW5eR9T6j5963pgWR2o6mZtnq23UsZftT5NlyMGdte5X1OAty1nReJd-FVqByoh9UqxD45_M7CtLoDrZd-yhMHTCzQ==&c=Baen0oPnxQlQ9Nkp2-EVyXefZ4YgFIDs33Fvg0DrCwNoLg32MKjMiA==&ch=JsBu_r0q820lFV4AmqzEhEHB48tqPVYsn7R3BCDpmYtF8kxmUj1Itw==>(By > Dennis Hoey of the Portland Press Herald) > <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001V2lc7AOkh0W270MKN6s3M2MHd883ftc9r-rjxZFoGLtKZilyJTes8kKC5SfbEQGCsdNtgb66ChkdyfSfAJeyTUFvB9UZpSDqZPo8PJlAzQ2TwBwGy_TcLuKNOUIQxktVOfjXu2eFNTpQAMbqBri_dimGBKkb5s92IlZbOfoWyxuKYt9QjiUBxUK-cHhXLW5eR9T6j5963pgWR2o6mZtnq23UsZftT5NlyMGdte5X1OAty1nReJd-FVqByoh9UqxD45_M7CtLoDrZd-yhMHTCzQ==&c=Baen0oPnxQlQ9Nkp2-EVyXefZ4YgFIDs33Fvg0DrCwNoLg32MKjMiA==&ch=JsBu_r0q820lFV4AmqzEhEHB48tqPVYsn7R3BCDpmYtF8kxmUj1Itw==> > The COVID-19 outbreak at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham has > grown to 81 confirmed cases, the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday. > > The department said that *72 inmates and nine staff members have tested > positive after taking rapid antigen tests.* > > The *vast majority* of inmates who tested positive are *asymptomatic*. > Only a few inmates have reported mild symptoms, the state said. > > Inmates who tested positive lived in two housing units at the correctional > facility. The state said it will now house all of those inmates in one > housing unit. Universal testing at the Windham facility has found that the > disease has been contained to the two housing units. > The Department of Corrections said it plans to continue retesting inmates > and staff for the rest of the week. > > In addition to the outbreak in Windham, *three inmates at the Maine State > Prison in Warren tested positive for COVID-19 after taking rapid antigen > tests.* All three inmates live in the same prison unit. A total of three > staff members at the Maine State Prison have also tested positive for the > virus. The Maine State Prison plans to retest staff and inmates throughout > the rest of the week. > > 2. > https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-test/u-s-fda-warns-about-false-positive-results-from-covid-19-antigen-tests-idUSKBN27J2K6 > U.S. FDA warns about false positive results from COVID-19 antigen tests > > (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is > alerting clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers that false > positive results can occur with COVID-19 antigen tests. > > The decision was made following reports of false positive results > associated with the tests used in nursing homes. [bit.ly/389ohyw]... > > > ---
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