DHSS today announced 649 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska over the past four days. 619 were residents in: Anchorage (240), Wasilla (145), Fairbanks (57), Palmer (31), Eagle River (17), Bethel Census Area (13), Valdez (13), North Pole (12), Chugiak (10), Delta Junction (9), Soldotna (8), Juneau (7), Willow (6), Kodiak (4), Seward (4), Sitka (4), […]
DHSS Friday announced 183 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 179 were residents in: Wasilla (61), Anchorage (49), Palmer (27), Eagle River (6), Delta Junction (5), Big Lake (4), Healy (4), North Pole (4), Yukon-Kuskokwim Census Area (3), Fairbanks (2), Kenai (2), Matanuska-Susitna Borough (2), Sitka (2), Valdez (2) and one each in Bethel, Copper […]
DHSS today announced one death and 145 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 143 were residents in: Anchorage (63), Wasilla (30), Eagle River (9), Fairbanks (9), Soldotna (6), Delta Junction (5), Palmer (5), Chugiak (3), Salcha (3)and one each in Cordova, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Healy, Kenai, Kodiak, Nome, North Pole, Sitka, Tok, and one location under […]
Techniques to prevent the spread and eliminate tuberculosis mirror COVID-19 efforts ANCHORAGE — Alaska has retained the highest rate in the nation for tuberculosis, 7.9 cases per 100,000 persons, according to the annual national data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. Tuberculosis (TB), much like COVID-19, […]