There are now 12 cases of COVID-19 at the facility. State data also showed that a Fairbanks resident was the twenty-seventh Alaskan whose death is tied to COVID-19, while the state reported 68 new cases and a state health official noted that cases do appear to be on a “downward trajectory” after weeks of high case counts.
Alaska on Tuesday reported 50 new coronavirus infections across the state.
The bar and restaurant industry is asking the Assembly to carve out more of the $156.7 million to help business owners and laid-off workers weather the latest shutdown.
Of the 14 masks and other coverings tested, Duke University researchers found that some easily accessible cotton cloth masks are about as effective as standard surgical masks.
The crew member had recently returned home after working a two-week rotation on the MV LeConte, according to a statement from state officials.
As schools reopen, much remains unknown about risk to kids and peril they pose to others. A report from leading pediatric health groups found that more than 97,000 U.S. children tested positive for the coronavirus in the last two weeks of July.
There have been three more hospitalization, according to state officials. Ninety-eight of the new cases are in residents and more than half were found in Anchorage.
Between residents and nonresidents, there are now 3,093 active cases statewide, while another 1,254 have recovered.
As the pandemic continues, first recipients of AK CARES ask: Now what?
After the poor salmon runs in 2018, and a wildfire in 2019, the Kenai Peninsula town caught no break this year.
“While we’re starting to see the daily rates decreasing, our actual rates overall are still concerning,” said Anchorage Health Department Director Natasha Pineda.
Thursday’s cases are the first Alaska Pioneer Homes residents to test positive for the virus.
Another 46 new infections were reported by the state Thursday as total active cases neared 3,000.
Some polling locations have changed, and an early shortage of election workers is mostly fixed, officials say.
Starting Friday, any passenger unwilling or unable to wear a mask for any reason while at the airport will not be permitted to board a flight.
The city has so far ordered two Anchorage restaurants to halt indoor dining service after they defied a recent emergency order intended to control the rise of COVID-19 cases in the city.
Most of the new cases reported Wednesday were in Anchorage.
Personal income, consumer spending and unemployment numbers will struggle to crawl out of the hole dug by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report projects.
A wide array of strategies have emerged to reduce the health risks but nobody has found one that's ideal.
Wilderness Adventurer did not stop in any other Southeast Alaska ports. UnCruise Adventures, the ship's owner and operator, is canceling all further sailings this season.
