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South peninsula nursing home requests no visitors after COVID outbreak
The resident who tested positive Friday is the first resident to test positive since the pandemic began.
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Amid steep rise in COVID-19 cases, officials see reasons for optimism
COVID cases increased 145% from this week to last week, according to state data.
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Assembly approves state health grant
The money was made available under a grant program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Statewide average case numbers double in 1 week
Alaska reported an estimated rolling average of 583.3 cases per 100,000 people daily over the past seven days.
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Testing ‘key component’ as COVID cases spike
There was a 145% increase in COVID cases from the week of Dec. 22 to the week of…
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7-day COVID rates creeping up
The state announced nearly 1,000 new cases reported in Alaska from Dec. 27 to Dec. 28
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Alaska reports nearly 1,000 new COVID cases
Six cases of the omicron variant have been detected in Alaska.
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COVID tests at airports catch 6K cases since June 2020
The program to test travelers will stop at Alaska airports at the end of January.
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More omicron cases reported
Alaska will no longer offer testing at airports in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau beginning Feb. 1.
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COVID, year 2
Vaccines, new strains, protests and hospital overflows marked 2021’s volatile year
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More students return to classrooms, but home-school numbers still up
Dramatic changes are seen in the number of students who have returned in person.
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Hospital full as omicron threat looms
The facility was operating at 106% Monday, even without a lot of COVID hospitalizations.
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Cases down, but officials urge vaccination against omicron
The state reported an average of 159.1 cases per 100,000 people across the state cumulatively over the past…
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Eastern peninsula COVID cases decline
COVID cases on the eastern peninsula have been rapidly declining since late September.
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Alaska reports its 1st omicron case
The case was reported in an Anchorage resident who had tested positive for the virus after traveling internationally.
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Health officials: Youth mental health issues, suicides worsened by pandemic
Anxiety and depression.
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Cases down statewide; uncertainty over omicron looms
On Friday, the state reported 453 new COVID cases, for a seven-day cumulative rolling average of 195 cases…