The change doesn’t necessarily mean that Alaskans should lower their guard or change their habits, but the state's top medical official said many may choose to do so.
By The Associated Press and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press
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Alaska's top epidemiologist said state officials can still look to hospitalization and death numbers to get a sense of where Alaska is amid the pandemic, since those numbers are reported by hospitals and the state medical examiner.
Beginning Thursday, the medical center is changing their visiting hours to an eight-hour window and all adult patients will be allowed one visitor and one designated “Care Partner.”
Denali National Park and Preserve officials say masks will be required for people using federal buildings or riding buses inside the large Alaska park.
Alaska Airlines announced Monday that wearing masks on its planes will be optional, following a federal judge voiding the requirement that masks be worn on all public transit.
Throughout the pandemic, many college students never got to walk during graduation ceremonies. The University of Alaska Anchorage is going to give students a chance to re-capture that missed experience.
The state of Alaska on Wednesday reported 821 additional COVID-19 infections for the last five days, as well as six deaths of Alaska residents that are related to the virus.
The Alaska House has canceled another floor session over what Speaker Louise Stutes said was an unwillingness by some minority Republican lawmakers to comply with masking rules.
The state of Alaska has joined 20 other states in a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention challenging the federal mask mandate on public transportation.
The state of Alaska reported just over 350 additional COVID-19 infections on Monday for the last three days, as the overall decline in cases continues. COVID-19 hospitalizations rose slightly compared to last week.
The Department of Health and Social Services reported 463 new cases — 254 on Friday, 103 on Saturday and 106 on Sunday. Of those, six were nonresident cases. The figures represent a 25% decrease between the week of Feb. 21-Feb. 27 and last week.
The state of Alaska reported 1,773 new COVID-19 cases since they last reported new numbers last Friday. Alaska’s rate of new cases continues to drop, but the state did report 22 additional COVID-19-related deaths among Alaska residents on Wednesday.
Anchorage School District Superintendent Deena Bishop announced that the school district will transition away from requiring masking, making it optional for students and staff later this month.
The state of Alaska reported 1,150 new COVID-19 cases over the last two days as Alaska’s rate of new cases continues to drop. Alaska remains the state with the second highest rate of new cases per capita, while Maine has the highest rate in the U.S.
The state of Alaska reported 863 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, and Alaska lost the dubious title as the state in the U.S. with the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases, now ranking second to Maine for the first time in three weeks.
As mid-February approaches, data from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services shows the state’s COVID-19 cases are trending down after January’s case count hit record high numbers with more than 62,000 cases reported throughout the month.
Alaska’s reported COVID-19 cases continued to see an overall trend downward, with the state health department reporting just over 3,000 additional infections over the last three days.
The Alaska House speaker canceled a regular floor session on Wednesday after “a large portion” of the House of Representatives was exposed to COVID-19.
Over 4,100 new COVID-19 infections were reported in Alaska by the state since cases were last reported on Monday, along with eight new deaths of Alaska residents.
In a letter to Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District parents, Superintendent Dr. Randy Trani said that masks would no longer be required in schools that are in a yellow, medium risk operational zone.
Almost 4,500 new coronavirus cases were reported in Alaska over the weekend, representing a small dip in an otherwise record-breaking surge. Alaska remains the state with the highest rate of new cases.
Use this interactive map to see information on weekly COVID-19 case counts and where the 49th State is seeing the greatest weekly increases and decreases.
The state of Alaska reported close to 5,900 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday for the past two days, as the number of people hospitalized with the virus in Alaska also continues to climb.
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