Juneau’s case is one of 13 new cases reported on Thursday by the state.
Community
First positive case of COVID-19 reported in North Slope Borough
A resident from the North Slope Borough has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first positive case in the region.
During pandemic, Ketchikan’s Little Free Pantry offers a way to exchange food without contact
“Recently with the pandemic, I was just thinking about being able to exchange food in a non-contact way,” she said.
Lemon Creek Correctional Center begins another round of COVID-19 testing
The facility’s most recent case was discovered after the state Department of Corrections tested 73 staff and 168 inmates two weeks ago.
There’s a third case of COVID-19 in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
YKHC says the person was in Bethel when the hospital tested them positive for coronavirus.
Kotzebue’s sole positive COVID-19 case volunteered to be tested. Can the community expect that kind of compliance from everyone?
The patient’s willingness to volunteer for the test is ultimately what allowed for Kotzebue health officials to detect it.