Tag: ruralcovid

Two Alaskans die of COVID-19 as case count climbs

It's the 21st Alaskan to die with COVID-19.

Despite months of aggressive measures, Fort Yukon reports 21 cases of COVID-19

The community has been in lockdown since March, and the cases only resulted from a false positive of a resident who had been flown to Fairbanks.

Yakutat sees first case of COVID-19

The person had recently traveled outside of the community.

A fishing boat docked in Dutch Harbor with 85 COVID-19 cases. Now it’s headed for Seward.

The 34 crew members who tested negative will be flown to Anchorage on chartered planes. Those who tested positive will remain on the boat, which will sail to Seward, then be transported to Anchorage.

3 COVID-19 cases confirmed in one day in Norton Sound Region

One of the cases was in the community of Teller, population 237. Health authorities say they will offer additional testing for residents there.

Valdez becomes latest Alaska community to pass mask mandate

The community has reported just two resident cases but council members expressed concern about limited healthcare capacity in the town of about 4,000.

Passenger on Alaska ferry tests positive for COVID-19

The passenger boarded the Kennicott in Washington state and disembarked in Whittier and Cordova.

Napaskiak says residents are facing discrimination after announcement of likely community spread

Officials from the village say they've heard that Napaskiak residents have been turned away from Bethel businesses after two positive tests last week. But one of those results was potentially a false positive.

Bethel to offer free hotel quarantine to travelers headed from Anchorage to villages

The city manager says Bethel is in a unique position since all traffic to smaller villages goes through town.

Nome area positive case was a village-based healthcare center employee

It's the fourth COVID-19 case for a Norton Sound Healthcare Corporation employee.
Several 30-foot fishing boatsin the water

New rule makes seasonal fishermen and crew members eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program

Alaska's congressional delegation pushed for the changes.

Napaskiak residents asked to shelter in place after COVID-19 case identified

A Napaskiak resident tested positive for COVID-19 last week, and officials worry about community spread of the virus in the small Southwest Alaska village of about 400 people.
A woman dressed in a white lab coat stands in front of a table. Another woman with protective gear stands in a dooray befhind her.

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation recommends lockdown after COVID-positive person traveled to a regional village

The health corporation is not naming the village, and says the individual is now in isolation.

With food supplies threatened by pandemic, tribes say they’re still waiting for permission for special hunts

Tribal governments who requested special hunts in April in order to secure food security for their communities say they still haven't heard back from regulators.

For Yukon-Kuskokwim elders, pandemic brings back memories of TB

Elders who have live through past pandemics shared stories about the dangers of not listening to health guidelines during pandemics.

Ketchikan officials warn of potential ‘wide community spread’ of COVID-19 after traveler broke quarantine

A COVID-infected visitor did not follow quarantine requirements after arriving in the community.

Quinhagak and Napaskiak react to positive coronavirus test results

Though one of the positives turned out to be a false reading, residents of the small communities had to grapple with what life would be like if there were a real outbreak.

After fears, crew of American Seafoods vessel tests negative for COVID-19 in Unalaska

Over 100 asymptomatic crew members tested positive on three of the seafood company's other factory trawlers.

Haines Borough Assembly asks cruise ships to not visit Haines until further notice

Only one cruise line has expressed interest in visiting Haines this summer, but the Assembly voted to request that no ships visit until further notice.

Airline passenger brings first case of COVID-19 to Southeast town of Gustavus

The person is not an Alaska resident and appears to be asymptomatic. They are currently in self-quarantine.