As number of COVID-19 cases grows, Alaska officials warn of a limited healthcare system
State officials pleaded with Alaskans on Thursday to stay home to avoid overrunning the health care system, but they did not go as far as ordering residents to shelter in place.
Alaska health department confirms 10 new COVID-19 cases
The case count rose to 69 by Thursday, up from 59 a day before.
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‘Like we opened a new business’: Anchorage restaurants adapt to life without dining rooms
Some restaurants are keeping the doors open by adapting to this new normal. But, the transition hasn’t been easy.
State proposes $100 million loan guarantee program as hundreds of Alaska businesses seek approval for out-of-state workers
Some 600 business entities have filed plans with the state outlining how they'll safely bring out-of-state workers into Alaska to support "critical infrastructure" amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Wednesday.
Number of coronavirus cases in Alaska jumps to 59
The number of known cases increased by 17 from the announcement just a day earlier.
Longtime Petersburg resident, hospitalized in Washington state, has died of coronavirus
A Petersburg man in a Seattle hospital after testing positive with COVID-19 Monday, March 16, his family said.
Outrage grows that many Alaska state workers can’t heed the call to stay home
State workers are worried about their exposure, and one union is suing the state.
Juneau coronavirus patient is in critical care, the first Alaskan hospitalized with the virus
A patient with COVID-19 was currently in the critical care unit at Bartlett Regional Hospital on Tuesday.
Alaska leaders have taken drastic measures to slow the coronavirus. The ‘$1 million question’ is whether they’re enough.
As the coronavirus inflicts huge damage on the state and national economy, there’s increasing discussion about how far public health mandates should go, and how long they can be sustained. At the same time, doctors and some community leaders are pushing even more aggressive social distancing measures, and limits on travel.
Dunleavy administration mandates two-week quarantine for people traveling into Alaska
The number of known coronavirus cases in Alaska had also grown to 36 by Monday.
State Senate approves $1,000 stimulus checks
The Alaska Senate passed the state budget on Monday, including a $1,000 economic stimulus payment to everyone who received a permanent fund dividend last year.
‘There’s sunshine again’: Thousands of meals delivered daily to Anchorage students as coronavirus closes classrooms
On Friday, the Anchorage School District handed out more than 18,000 free meals to Anchorage students.
Anchorage mayor joins calls for travel restrictions as questions of authority linger
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz said he’s waiting to hear from city attorneys about whether he has the authority to adopt such restrictions himself, when it comes to the state-run Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
JBER declares emergency after seven test positive for COVID-19
Seven people have tested positive for coronavirus at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson testing center, according to a Facebook post on Sunday night.
Health officials announce 10 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska
Seven of the new cases are in Anchorage, two in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and one in Juneau.
Two of Ketchikan’s COVID-19 patients worked at the town clinic
Two healthcare workers are among Ketchikan’s six confirmed coronavirus cases. That’s according to a Sunday afternoon news release from PeaceHealth, the Washington state-based nonprofit that runs Ketchikan’s hospital.
Three more COVID-19 cases in Ketchikan bring statewide tally to 17
Ketchikan-area officials are urging residents to “hunker down and shelter in place” after announcing three new coronavirus cases Saturday afternoon. That brings Ketchikan’s total to six cases.
Hundreds of UAA students quickly move out of dorms, while some prepare to hunker down on campus
About 120 students will ride out at least part of spring semester, if not all of it, on a nearly empty campus in the middle of Anchorage.
Without clear guidance, child care providers make tough choices on whether to close or stay open
Even though hundreds of thousands of Alaska schoolchildren have been sent home until May, the state put out a memo on Tuesday recommending that child care facilities stay open “if they can safely do so.”