OVERVIEW – 848 new cases | 0 deaths | 57 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 60.3% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated Note: Protective measures against the Omicron variant remain the same as for the other COVID virus variants. Layering on other protective measures, including masking, handwashing, physical distancing, and testing can also help to reduce transmission of the […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska joined 23 other states today in a lawsuit asking a U.S. District Court in Louisiana to block yet another federal Covid-19 vaccine mandate, this one to require Head Start workers and volunteers across the country to be vaccinated. The lawsuit is another example of the state’s ongoing effort to protect the […]
OVERVIEW – 235 new cases | 30 deaths | 56 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 60.2% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated Note: Another case of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been detected in an Anchorage resident. This is the second confirmed Omicron case so far in Alaska, but based on rising Omicron cases nationally […]
A man in the southwestern U.S. state of Texas may be the first in the nation to die of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, which is now the dominant variant in the United States. Health officials in Harris County say the man in his 50s was unvaccinated and suffered from underlying health conditions that left […]