State health officials are reporting that three women and two men tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
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2 more staffers at Lemon Creek Correctional Center test positive for COVID-19
Six staff at the jail have now tested positive for the virus.
Bartlett is losing $250,000 a day in revenue after ban on non-urgent surgeries
City hospital reports spending $600,000 on equipment, supplies and labor preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska, including 1 in Craig
Eleven more Alaskans were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Friday. The newly diagnosed Alaskans are nine people from Anchorage, and one each from the Matanuska Susitna Borough and Prince of Wales island. The state reported the new information Saturday. There’s a 24 hour lag between when cases are identified and when the state releases the data. …
Update: Why does a barrel of Alaska oil cost less than a pizza…and a cheap six-pack?
Economists at the state’s Department of Revenue were working to identify what drove the price down and what they could expect going forward.
A staff member at Lemon Creek Correctional Center has COVID-19
Staff at the jail told inmates they had been exposed late Thursday.