Citizens from across Alaska are calling on Gov. Mike Dunleavy to restore funding for winter maintenance and parking lot plowing on the Seward Highway and through Turnagain Pass.

The department attributed the numbers to widespread community transmission, increased testing in areas and public health staff entering backlogged information. Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska has entered an “acceleration phase,” but says this isn’t unexpected with people moving indoors with the change in seasons.

Anchorage police say the man attempted to pull over another person on Boniface Parkway

The Alaska Psychiatric Institute says the patients who were infected will be isolated in a separate unit away from other patients and treated by fewer staff to reduce the risk of further spread of the virus. The patients will be required to wear masks.

The establishment confirmed the news over the weekend on social media.

Currently, there is a winter weather advisory in effect until noon Monday.