January 26, 2021 ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announced today that an Anchorage resident who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection last month was infected with a variant strain of the virus known as B.1.1.7, which was originally detected in September in the United Kingdom. This is the first identification […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Soldiers of the Alaska Army National Guard Medical Detachment hosted a COVID-19 vaccination drive Jan. 24, 2021, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of ongoing efforts to vaccinate the force. Dozens of Soldiers made their way to the JBER Armory’s drill hall floor by unit in order to facilitate social […]
DHSS today announced 84 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 83 were residents in: Anchorage (45), Chugiak (6), Northwest Arctic Borough (6), Eagle River (4), Wasilla (4), Bethel (3), Fairbanks (3), North Pole (3), Sutton-Alpine (2) and one each in Bethel Census Area, Homer, Juneau, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Palmer and Soldotna. One new nonresident case was identified […]
DHSS today announced 251 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 241 were residents in: Anchorage (59), Bethel Census Area (58), Bethel (21), Wasilla (17), Eagle River (13), North Pole (13), Fairbanks (12), Kusilvak Census Area (11), Palmer (10), Juneau (6), Unalaska (3), Dillingham Census Area (2), Hooper Bay (2), Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (2), Valdez-Cordova Census Area – Copper River […]