CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 DHSS today announced 49 new people with COVID-19 in Alaska. 40 are residents in 12 communities: Anchorage (17), City of Kenai (6), North Pole (3), Palmer (3), Soldotna (3), Fairbanks (2), Chugiak (1), Cordova (1), Unalaska (1), Eagle River (1), Kusilvak Census Area (1) and Northwest Arctic […]
Background The Alaska COVID-19 Weekly Case Update will be finalized every weekend with data from the previous week and the report will be published by the following Wednesday. Data are continually updated on the AK DHSS Data Hub, which reflects the most current case counts. This summary presents data from the previous week and […]
Last night, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) alerted the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) that a recent passenger tested positive for COVID-19. DHSS conducted extensive contact tracing and determined that the only other person considered to be a close contact was a traveling companion. No one else aboard the vessel […]
Anchorage, Alaska – The Anchorage Health Department (AHD) has confirmed that persons who were infectious with COVID-19 spent extended time in the following businesses: Business Name Location Case Visits Identified Exposure Period Anchorage Moose Lodge #1534 Anchorage 8 6/23-6/28 Panhandle Bar Anchorage 6 6/16-6/24 JJ’s Lounge Anchorage 6 6/15-6/18 The Gaslight Bar Anchorage […]