The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has remained around 100 over the last two weeks.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
Mask and COVID-19 test requirements are dropped for Alaska State Capitol
The rules will continue to require those who test positive for the virus to isolate.
Iditarod to require daily COVID testing for race officials and volunteers
Volunteers and race officials at the 2022 Iditarod Sled Dog Race will be tested daily for COVID-19 and must prove they are fully vaccinated to be in the Iditarod bubble.
Alaska kids’ COVID vaccination rates are low, and pediatricians say misinformation is the challenge
Vaccination rates for Alaska children lag far behind the rates for older kids and adults, according to data from the state health department.
Think you have supply chain woes? Try building in rural Alaska, where prices are high and the season is short.
Supply chain difficulties add an additional layer to the already complex challenge of building in rural Alaska.
2 years into the pandemic, 5 Alaskans reflect on all that has changed
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska Public Media reporters have reached out to dozens of Alaskans to see how the pandemic has changed their everyday lives. We’ve talked with business owners who had just opened their doors when the pandemic started and health care workers treating the state’s sickest residents and people in assisted-living homes reuniting with their families…
Alaska sees 50% drop in reported COVID cases this week
Hospitalizations are also decreasing, though not as quickly as case numbers.
Two Juneau men have died from COVID-19
The state reported Wednesday that a man in his twenties and a man in his eighties had died, though few other details were given.
This 16-year-old wanted to get the COVID vaccine. He had to hide it from his parents
A November 2021 Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that 30% of parents with 12- to 17-year-olds said they will definitely not vaccinate their children.
Petersburg reports large COVID outbreak at borough’s assisted living facility
The Petersburg borough is reporting a large COVID-19 outbreak among residents and staff at its assisted living facility.