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Kenai council OKs grant funds for COVID leave, testing for city employees
The grant funds were made available under the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
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Hospital capacity steady amid statewide omicron surge
On Monday, the facility was at about 80% capacity with “a handful” of COVID patients
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4 more deaths, hospitalizations top 200
The newly reported deaths come during another COVID wave driven by the omicron variant of the virus.
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As cases surge, public health officials contemplate how to live with virus
Contact tracing and data collection will have to be reworked if COVID is here to stay
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COVID deaths, hospitalizations climb statewide
The total number of statewide COVID deaths is nearly equivalent to the population of Funny River.
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Free rapid COVID-19 testing available in Homer through Friday
A drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic will be held at Homer Public Health Center this week.
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Schools aim for business as usual as cases reach new highs
On Monday, there were 14 staff members and 69 students self-isolating with the virus
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COVID-19 at all-time high statewide
The state reported 5,759 new cases sequenced from Jan. 21-23
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Omicron drives COVID spike in Alaska as officials point to decreasing cases in eastern US
On Friday, the seven-day average number of daily cases skyrocketed to 2,234.6 per 100,000 people
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Due to COVID spike, state funds to be used to cover city administrative leave
COVID cases are up 38% from last week, and have risen significantly since mid-December.
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New COVID cases skyrocket; total deaths top 1,000 statewide
The average number of statewide daily cases over the past week was 2,099.7 per 100,000 people
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Hospitalizations rise as state reports increase in COVID cases
There were a total of 112 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska as of Friday
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Hospital to require employees to get COVID shot
The Supreme Court OK’d the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for facilities that receive federal Medicaid and Medicare funding
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As COVID cases increase among kids, officials await new vaccine guidance
COVID vaccines still aren’t approved for children 4 years old and younger.
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School district allows some COVID-positive staff, students return after 5 days
The policy mirrors new CDC guidance on the issue
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Health officials: Some monoclonal treatments widely ineffective against omicron
The new guidance comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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COVID hospitalizations increasing as cases rise
As of Monday, there were 85 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska
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CPH remains below capacity, sees uptick in cases among staff
As of Friday, CPH had 12 COVID-positive staff members and 22 people at home quarantining.