The cases include some reported in peninsula communities
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The cases were reported over the weekend
From Jan. 28 to Feb. 3 cases fell 27%, down to 12,149.
The grant funds were made available under the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
New infections are trending downward nationwide
COVID was responsible for 231 deaths in 2020
On Monday, the facility was at about 80% capacity with “a handful” of COVID patients
The newly reported deaths come during another COVID wave driven by the omicron variant of the virus.
Contact tracing and data collection will have to be reworked if COVID is here to stay
The total number of statewide COVID deaths is nearly equivalent to the population of Funny River.
A drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic will be held at Homer Public Health Center this week.
On Monday, there were 14 staff members and 69 students self-isolating with the virus
The state reported 5,759 new cases sequenced from Jan. 21-23
On Friday, the seven-day average number of daily cases skyrocketed to 2,234.6 per 100,000 people
COVID cases are up 38% from last week, and have risen significantly since mid-December.
The average number of statewide daily cases over the past week was 2,099.7 per 100,000 people
