DHSS today announced one death of an Alaska resident and 180 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 170 were residents in: Anchorage (53), Wasilla (22), Bethel (19), Eagle River (13), Bethel Census Area (11), Palmer (11), Kusilvak Census Area (6), Unalaska (6), Seward (4), Aleutians East Borough (2), Chugiak (2), Fairbanks (2), Juneau (2), Ketchikan (2), North Pole (2), North Slope Borough (2), Utqiaġvik (2) and one each in Big Lake, Delta Junction, Dillingham […]
DHSS today announced one death of an Alaska resident and 89 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 86 were residents in: Anchorage (20), Wasilla (12), Bethel Census Area (11), Fairbanks (7), Juneau (5), Kusilvak Census Area (5), Bethel (4), Palmer (4), Eagle River (3), Sutton-Alpine (2), Unalaska (2) and one each in Big Lake, Chugiak, Cordova, Haines, Homer, Kotzebue, Nome Census Area, North Pole, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census […]
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 […]