Nine top level officials at the Anchorage Health Department have left or been fired since Mayor Dave Bronson took office in July.
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Another top doctor resigns in Anchorage as new health director faces tough questions
Assembly members asked Morgan about social media posts and other online comments he’d made suggesting COVID-19 is a hoax and denying the efficacy of masks.
COVID is spiking and hospitals are filling up. But Alaska leaders aren’t bringing back mandates.
Both Gov. Dunleavy and Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson are declining to use the types of mandates, restrictions and testing requirements the city and state used to try to minimize the spread of the virus the last time case counts were this high.
Anchorage epidemiologist who oversaw COVID-19 data resigns
Janet Johnston has left her job for a position outside the government.
Anchorage lifts capacity restrictions for all businesses, still requires masks and social distancing
Anchorage health officials said that lower COVID-19 case rates in recent weeks gave the city room to ease restrictions.
Alaska records 933 new cases of COVID-19, while ICU capacity reduced to zero in part of the state
On Saturday, Alaska state health officials reported a record 933 new cases of COVID-19.
‘I hope someone can help us’: Anchorage decision to resume in-person school faces growing scrutiny
The school district faces questions about whether Nov. 16 is the right time to bring students into school buildings, with widespread virus transmission and public health resources already strained.