Data shows that COVID-19 is spreading fast enough that by some measures, Alaska has the highest transmission rate in the nation.
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After 100 cases in June, Seattle seafood company reports 6 more crew have COVID-19 in Dutch Harbor
The American Triumph is a 285-foot factory trawler, with an onboard processing plant. It had been at sea since June 27, fishing both offshore from Washington and Oregon and then moving to Alaska to fish for pollock in the Bering Sea.
Another Alaskan dies as the state announces 78 new COVID-19 cases
An Anchorage woman has died as state health officials identified 78 new cases of COVID-19 among Alaskans and non-residents by Friday.
Bartlett Regional Hospital employee tests positive for COVID-19 in Juneau
A hospital spokesperson said no patients were exposed.
COVID-19 death linked to Juneau may not be Alaskan after all
When Colleen Torrence got her aunt’s death certificate a few weeks ago, it had her Juneau address on it and not her aunt’s New Jersey address.
Alaska reports 49 new COVID-19 cases, changes in the number of hospital beds available for them
The state COVID-19 dashboard showed a large drop in the number of available inpatients beds on Wednesday, from 1,800 to 1,400.