COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise all across Alaska. Today marked a new daily high of reported cases with 194 new Alaska residents diagnosed with COVID-19. Statewide numbers are again at all-time highs for the 14-day average case rate (16.3 cases per 100,000 population) and percent positivity (4.19% for a 7-day rolling average). Alaska’s […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska court has ruled that the witness requirement for absentee ballots is unconstitutional during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parties in this case are working now to determine how the Election Division can alert voters about any subsequent changes. The lawsuit was filed by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), American Civil […]
COVID-19 case rates are continuing to rise in many Alaska communities. Statewide numbers are at all-time highs for 14-day average case rate (14.93 cases per 100,000 population) and percent positivity (3.84% for a 7-day rolling average). Alaska’s overall alert level continues to be high and trending up. We are urging Alaskans to exercise caution […]
DHSS today announced one new death and 133 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 131 are residents in 15 communities: Anchorage (68), Fairbanks (20), Wasilla (9), North Pole (8), Eagle River (5), Palmer (5), Utqiaġvik (4), Chugiak (3), Aleutians East Borough (2), Juneau (2), and one each in Bristol Bay and Lake and Peninsula Boroughs combined, Cordova, […]