In this newscast:
- The state’s COVID-19 dashboard showed a large drop in the number of available inpatient beds on Wednesday from 1800 to 1400.
- Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Doctor Ann Zink says Alaskans can slow the spread of COVID-19.
- Local leaders unveiled a new mural July 4 in Petersburg honoring Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich.
- American Cruise Lines announced it has canceled its summer season due to COVID-19 spikes across the country.