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Some new COVID cases in Sitka connected to Ketchikan outbreak
Posted by Katherine Rose | May 11, 2021
Sitka’s COVID count increased again over the last week, but the city’s alert level remains ‘low.’
Between May 2 and May 9, Sitka reported 4 new coronavirus infections according to city data. A young woman between 10 and 19 years old, a man in his 30s, and a man and woman both in their 50s tested positive for the virus. Three of the patients are residents whose cases are travel-related. The fourth is a non-resident patient. Her case is tied to community spread.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Sitka has reported 369 coronavirus cases. Six of those cases are “active,” according to city data
KETCHIKAN (KDN) â Ketchikan on Wednesday set a new record for the highest single-day case total for 2021 thus far, with 13 cases counted by the local Emergency Operations Center.
âTwo cases were determined to be community spread; one case was related to recent travel; one case was determined to be close contact to a known positive; and nine remain under investigation,â according to a Wednesday evening EOC press release.
Of the cases that were pending EOC investigation after being recorded on Tuesday, six were found to be due to close contact with a known positive, one was determined to be community spread and one was still being investigated as of Wednesday.
Wrestlers from Ketchikan and Mt. Edgecumbe High School compete at the Brandon Pilot Invitational in Juneau earlier this season. (Klas Stolpe) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The acting superintendent of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District released a statement responding to the warning letter from the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska Schools Activities Association concerning Ketchikan High School not following the COVID-19 mitigation plans for wrestling events last month.
Acting Superintendent Katie Parrott by email said the district was in “receipt of the warning issued to Ketchikan High School by Region V regarding policy violations at a Ketchikan-hosted regional wrestling event. The District is in the process of gathering information regarding the circumstances of the allegations outlined in the warning letter, and has 30 days to review and respond in writing to Region V’s warning. Once the District completes a
At Unified Command, a call for Sitkans to travel cautiously
Posted by Katherine Rose | May 4, 2021
With nearly 70 percent of the eligible population at least partially vaccinated, Sitka is starting to come out of its long COVID hibernation. Summer is just around the corner, and plans are now forming for summer activities, like outdoor concerts and 4th of July events.
When the Sitka Unified Command met last week (4-28-21), the group discussed recent and upcoming gatherings, from graduations to lawn concerts.
Fire Chief Craig Warren congratulated the staff at local high schools for holding carefully regulated proms last month without spurring any COVID outbreaks.