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
Kipnuk 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 Kipnuk, AK community.
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Coronavirus News for Kipnuk
‘We got hope’: The few who remain in storm-ravaged Kipnuk race to rebuild
Debris sits in a pile in Kipnuk, Alaska on Oct. 19, 2025, a week after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought catastrophic flooding and hurricane-force winds to the village. It’s Sunday in Kipnuk. And ... More info »
Alaska Public Media - 10/22/2025 01:32amMajor Alaska storm damage could displace thousands for 18 months, governor warns
Thousands of Alaskans won’t be able to return home for at least 18 months after Typhoon Halong slammed remote villages along the state’s western coast, destroying the area’s infrastructure, Alaska Gov ... More info »
USA Today - 10/18/2025 12:00pmNative Alaska villages were already on the front lines of climate change. Then a typhoon hit.
A week after Typhoon Halong passed through Japan in early October, its remnants crossed the Pacific and struck western Alaska. Nearly 50 Alaska Native communities across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta near ... More info »
Grist - 11/02/2025 10:00amKipnuk leaders reflect on what federal help could have done before the storm, and what can be done now
The remnants of Typhoon Halong ravaged about a dozen villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Western Alaska earlier this month. One woman died, two people are missing and over a thousand are ... More info »
Alaska Public Media - 11/02/2025 08:51pmKipnuk’s Resilient Spirit: Local Hands Rebuild a Community after Halong
Recovery crews are racing against winter conditions to restore the storm-damaged village of Kipnuk, but water shortages and power limitations are preventing evacuated residents from returning home. More info »
KTVF on MSN - 11/24/2025 10:17am