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FNSB has sharp spike in Covid-19 cases


Fairbanks North Star Borough saw a sharp spike in new Covid-19 cases this week while the state upward trend slowed.
“We’ve seen some outrageous numbers,” said Fairbanks borough Chief of Staff Jim Williams. “They were outrageous in a sense that on Wednesday we saw over a hundred new cases — our third highest number.”
On Thursday, only 32 new people contracted the virus across the borough and on Wednesday Fairbanks was leading the state in new cases, according to reports from the Department of Health and Social Services. The city reported 70 new cases on Wednesday while North Pole reported 34, and two more were registered somewhere else in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. With more than 27 cases per 100,000 people in the borough, only Mat-Su is doing worse. ....

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SitNews: Alaska receives its first COVID-19 vaccine shipments; Ketchikan EOC is hosting a Covid-19 Vaccine Discussion


Alaska receives its first COVID-19 vaccine shipments; Ketchikan EOC is hosting a Covid-19 Vaccine Discussion
 
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(SitNews) Anchorage, Alaska - Alaska received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine last night via UPS plane. Delivery and transport of the vaccine to health care facilities across Alaska will be happening today through Wednesday, leading to the first vaccinations of Alaskans this week. 
“The COVID-19 vaccine is going to help Alaskans put the worst behind us,” said Governor Mike Dunleavy. “We will begin the process of finally getting the upper hand of this pandemic and getting our lives back to normal.”
“Alaska’s Vaccine Task Force has been preparing for many months to receive these first shipments and to guarantee safe vaccine handling according to the vaccine’s unique requirements,” said Tessa Walker Linderman, co-lead of Alaska’s Vaccine Task Force. “The task force, led by DHSS and the Alaska Na ....

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