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
Central 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 Central, AK community.
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Coronavirus News for Central
Report documents racial disparities in pandemic death rates in Alaska
Between June 2020 and January 2021, the age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality rate among American Indian and Alaska Native people was 5.5 times higher than that of white people, the report says. More info »
KTOO - 12/15/2025 09:47amNew report uncovers in-depth look at how COVID-19 impacted Alaska’s healthcare systems
Approximately one in every 500 Alaskans died due to COVID-19, according to a new epidemiology report from the Alaska Health Department.The report, which covers the entire COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 ... More info »
KTVF on MSN - 12/10/2025 07:56amCOVID-19 outbreaks shutter two of Alaska’s biggest seafood processing plants during winter fishing season
COVID-19 outbreaks at two of Alaska’s largest seafood processing plants, both in the Aleutian Islands, are shutting down operations just as lucrative crab and pollock seasons get underway. The remote ... More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 01/19/2021 10:00amAlaska reports first case of Brazilian coronavirus variant
ANHCORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A highly transmissible coronavirus variant originally traced to Brazil has been discovered in Alaska. The variant was found in a specimen of an Anchorage resident who ... More info »
Seattle Times - 02/23/2021 07:45pmAlaska congressman who ridiculed coronavirus now says he has COVID-19
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The Alaska congressman who once ridiculed the seriousness of the novel coronavirus, calling it the “beer virus,” said on Thursday he is now infected with it. The ... More info »
Reuters - 11/13/2020 01:38am