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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 Akutan
Worker evacuated from Akutan seafood processor after positive COVID-19 test
The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated a Trident Seafoods worker to Anchorage on Sunday from its huge plant on the remote Aleutian island of Akutan, after the man tested positive for COVID-19. More info »
Alaska Public Media - 01/19/2021 10:02amCoronavirus outbreak at Trident seafood plant in Akutan now includes ...
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Trident Seafoods plant in the tiny, remote community of Akutan now encompasses 135 workers including several sick enough to require medevacs to Anchorage. The plant ... More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 01/26/2021 09:59am135 workers test positive for coronavirus at Trident Seafoods Alaska ...
Initial testing has found 135 positive coronavirus cases among workers at a Trident Seafoods processing plant in Akutan — a remote Aleutian Islands hub for processing pollock, cod and crab. More info »
Seattle Times - 01/26/2021 09:12amCOVID-19 outbreak grows at remote Aleutian fish plant - Alaska Public Media
Updated 01/26/2021 at 6:30 p.m. A COVID-19 outbreak at one of Alaska's largest fish processing plants has infected nearly 20% of workers with testing only partially finished, officials said Tuesday. More info »
Alaska Public Media - 01/26/2021 09:59amCoronavirus infections detected at Alaska seafood plant owned by ...
Trident Seafoods reports that four workers at the company’s Akutan seafood plant in the Aleutian Islands have tested positive for coronavirus, including one who had difficulty breathing and had ... More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 01/18/2021 10:00am