ANCHORAGE— The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases – nine residents and 19 staff members – at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home since Sept. 21. Prior to that date, there have been six other cases – one resident and five staff members – all of whom have […]
Today we experienced a delay to our daily update to the Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub because of the need to import a large amount of data. We are exploring ways to improve this function to allow for more timely daily updates. However, until this issue is resolved, please expect delays of several hours beyond our […]
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 […]
“The moral of the story is, he lied to you for months and encouraged you to live recklessly during a pandemic, and when it got to him he received every top tier treatment and medication to ensure his survival while your friends and family died alone.” The case for Medicare for All was once again made by the consequences […]