Retailers in 12 counties to reopen; CDC watches for outbreak
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Retailers in 12 counties that have not experienced large numbers of coronavirus cases have begun reopening in Maine. The new guidelines announced late last week by Gov. Janet Mills allow retail stores to reopen Monday with enhanced safety precautions in all parts of Maine except four counties: York, Cumberland, Androscoggin and Penobscot. Restaurants follow on May 18. The Maine Center for Disease Control reported Monday that one more person died and dozes more tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours. The updated figures bring the total number of deaths to 65 and the total number of confirmed cases to 1,462.