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Ketchikan, AK
Ketchikan 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 Ketchikan, AK community.
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Alaska COVID-19 Cases
Alaska New Coronavirus Cases:
Alaska Total Coronavirus Cases: 298,226
Alaska New Coronavirus Deaths:
Alaska Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,485
Alaska Total Coronavirus Cases: 298,226
Alaska New Coronavirus Deaths:
Alaska Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,485
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
Coronavirus News for Ketchikan
Where will the world’s cruise ships wait out the coronavirus pandemic? Maybe not Ketchikan. - Alaska Public Media
While concerns over the coronavirus have knocked out Alaska’s cruise industry for the time being, a question remains about where the huge ships will wait out the pandemic. More info »
Alaska Public Media - 03/31/2020 11:23pmCOVID-19 surge in Ketchikan prompts school closures, stricter recommendations
A recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Ketchikan has prompted health officials there to recommend tighter pandemic protocols in an attempt to prevent further spread of the virus. More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 05/12/2021 01:57pmKetchikan has third positive COVID-19 test, increasing state total to 13 - Alaska Public Media
Ketchikan now has its third confirmed case of coronavirus, in a person who was a close contact of the Southeast city's first case. That’s according to media release from the Ketchikan Emergency ... More info »
Alaska Public Media - 03/20/2020 12:36amKetchikan wasn’t able to use its first COVID-19 vaccines because they weren’t cold enough
A shipment of COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in the Southeast Alaska community of Ketchikan this week was deemed unusable because of the shipment’s temperature when officials received it. More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 12/18/2020 11:15am