February 24, 2021 (Juneau) – This morning, February 24, Governor Mike Dunleavy tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently at home with mild COVID-19 symptoms. On Sunday morning (February 22), the Governor had been identified as a close contact to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. He was feeling well and tested negative for COVID-19 […]
“It is unseemly that billionaires have experienced such gains as we mark a half a million lives lost and millions more who have lost their health, wealth, and jobs.” As the United States this week mourned the devastating milestone of 500,000 lives lost to the coronavirus, a report out Wednesday shows that the nation’s billionaires […]
February 23, 2021 ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) will be administering federal funding to local communities statewide to assist with COVID-19 testing and vaccine administration. The funding includes a focus on health equity to implement locally driven strategies. The initial round of funding, which totals $37.5 million, will be […]
DHSS today announced 58 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 56 were residents in: Anchorage (18), Wasilla (13), Fairbanks (4), Palmer (4), Petersburg (4), Kenai (3), Dillingham (2), and one each in Eagle River, Homer, Juneau, Kodiak, North Pole, Sitka, Sterling and Unalaska. Two new nonresident cases were identified yesterday in Unalaska, both in the seafood industry. Three resident cases […]