Akiak and other towns across Alaska are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Akiak, AK community.
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Alaska COVID-19 Cases
Alaska Total Coronavirus Cases: 298,226
Alaska New Coronavirus Deaths:
Alaska Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,485
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Akiak
A Western Alaska village is finally getting high-speed internet, thanks ...
Akiak used the coronavirus relief funding to pay for its broadband project. But money was only one piece of the puzzle for the village. The tribe is also relying on satellite technology that just ... More info »
Alaska Public Media - 11/08/2021 05:22pmAkiak Tribal Council president says entire Y-K ... - Alaska Public Media
Mike Williams Sr., senior chief of the Akiak Native Community photographed in 2016. (Katie Basile/KYUK) Akiak is the latest Y-K Delta village to go into lockdown because of COVID-19. The tribal ... More info »
Alaska Public Media - 11/12/2020 10:00amTracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 503 new cases ... - Anchorage Daily News
Alaska reported 503 new COVID-19 cases Monday but no new deaths. Separately, health officials in the Yukon-Kuskowkim Delta reported 71 new cases Sunday including 30 in the village of Akiak alone ... More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 11/24/2020 10:00amAlaska once had the highest vaccination rate. Now it's in a COVID-19 ...
In January, Alaska had the highest per capita coronavirus vaccination rate in the nation. Now, hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, and the state’s largest hospital is rationing care. More info »
ABC News - 09/16/2021 02:03pmAlaska coronavirus Q&A: How are people here getting COVID-19? And what ...
It might feel like the COVID-19 pandemic has been going on forever. But the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is still relatively new. Questions abound, and information from public officials ... More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 08/29/2020 07:20am