Four communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta currently have community spread of the coronavirus and 31 communities have had at least one COVID-19 case.
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Alaska’s ‘him too’ moment: When politicians and allies come with accusations of their own
As scandals force Alaska politicians to resign, nowhere have the accusations been more severe than a remote rural district where male leaders are proving to be part of the very problems they’re supposed to be solving.
180 Chevak residents have been newly infected with COVID-19. What happened?
In a village of just over a thousand residents, almost 20% of the population has now been infected with the coronavirus.
Why is there a sudden burst of COVID-19 cases in Chevak?
In the past week, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has announced over 180 new cases of COVID-19 in Chevak.
Without running water, Stebbins improvises sanitation amid COVID-19 outbreak
Stebbins has one of the Norton Sound region’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks. It also lacks running water, which is forcing the community to get creative with sanitation measures.
After early containment, COVID-19 spreads rapidly in rural Alaska
Northern and Northwest Alaska now have the highest case rates in the state.