One of the students who tested positive for COVID-19 played in a basketball tournament in late January.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
How many Alaskans died last year in the pandemic? ‘Excess death’ count sheds some light
Public health experts across the country are examining excess deaths as they study whether significantly more people are dying from COVID-19 than what’s being recorded.
How the Biden administration’s emphasis on equity over speed affects vaccines in Alaska
Alaska’s top doctor discusses some of the contrasts between the two presidential administrations and the effects on the 49th state.
Canada bans cruise ships for a year, taking another Southeast Alaska tourism season off the table
“Since the new year, the tea leaves and the news has been progressively more pessimistic for the return of cruise ships for the summer,” said Juneau City Manager Rorie Watt.
‘Most mothers don’t have to deal with this’: COVID-19 makes medical travel for pregnant women even harder
Alaska women who live in rural and remote communities usually travel to city centers to give birth. It hasn’t always been this way. And COVID-19 has made a hard trip even more daunting.
Employment data shows double-digit declines across Southeast Alaska
Some Southeast communities lost as many as 4 in 5 hotel, tour and restaurant jobs.