OVERVIEW – 1,597 new cases | 0 deaths | 55 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 57.6% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated Note: Protective measures against the Omicron variant remain the same as for the other COVID variants. Layering protective measures, including masking, handwashing, physical distancing, and testing help to reduce transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Using a self-test […]
FAIRBANKS – A Delta Junction, Alaska, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of threatening to murder a U.S. official, specifically Alaska’s two U.S. Senators. According to court documents, Jay Allen Johnson, 65, left a voicemail message on September 2, 2021, at the Washington D.C. office of Senator Lisa Murkowski containing several […]
(Anchorage) – The Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy, Monday, declared a disaster emergency in the following Boroughs and areas of the state impacted by severe winter storms, extreme winds, and extreme cold temperatures: Delta/Greely REAA, and Copper River REAA Fairbanks North Star Borough, including Nenana Denali Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough “At one point over the weekend, […]
OVERVIEW – 2,872 new cases | 1 death | 52 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 57.5% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated Note: Protective measures against the Omicron variant remain the same as for the other COVID variants. Layering protective measures, including masking, handwashing, physical distancing, and testing help to reduce transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Using a self-test […]