DHSS today announced two deaths of Alaska residents and 616 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 604 were residents in: Anchorage (240), Wasilla (84), Palmer (34), Fairbanks (33), Kodiak (30), Kenai (28), Bethel (22), Eagle River (14), Soldotna (14), North Pole (13), Utqiaġvik (13), Kusilvak Census Area (11), Chugiak (9), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (7), Homer (6), Kenai Peninsula Borough North (5), Nome (5), Fairbanks North Star […]
DHSS today announced three new Alaska resident deaths and 284 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 277 were residents in: Anchorage (125), Kodiak (24), Wasilla (24), Fairbanks (17), Utqiaġvik (10), Juneau (9), Kusilvak Census Area (9), North Pole (9), Palmer (8), Sitka (5), Chugiak (4), Kenai (4), Bethel (2), Bethel Census Area (2), Big Lake (2), Delta Junction (2), Eagle River (2), Homer (2), North Slope Borough (2), Valdez- Cordova Census Area (2), […]
ANCHORAGE – Alaska received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine Sunday night via UPS plane. Delivery and transport of the vaccine to health care facilities across Alaska began Monday and will continue through Wednesday, leading to the first vaccinations of Alaskans this week. “The COVID-19 vaccine is going to help Alaskans put the worst behind […]
The United States surpassed 300,000 recorded deaths from COVID-19 Monday — the same day the first American was vaccinated against the coronavirus that causes the disease. The grim number comes about two weeks after millions of Americans defied warnings to avoid travel and gathered with family members for the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the […]