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AK COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 6-29-22)
By Sentinel Staff
The state Department of Health and Social Services has posted the following update on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of 12:15 pm Wednesday, June 29.
New cases as of Wednesday: 2,123
Total cases (cumulative) statewide – 261,987
Total (cumulative) deaths – 1,252
Total (cumulative) hospitalizations – 3,772
Current Hospitalizations – 87
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
COVID in Sitka
The Sitka community level is now "High.'' Case statistics are as of Wednesday.
Cases in last 7 days – 22
Cumulative Sitka cases – 2,763
Hospitalizations (to date) – 29
Deceased (cumulative) – 6
The local case data are from Alaska DHSS.
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20 YEARS AGO
June 2002
Photo caption: Marc Dumag and Ronald Nicolas from Dumag Construction unload a dump truck filled with old roofing at Kimsham landfill. The landfill has stopped accepting most construction and demolition debris, which now must be taken to the Jarvis Street transfer station.
50 YEARS AGO
June 1972
Photo caption: Clarence Kramer, All-Alaska Logging Championships emcee, is handed the Herb Eliason Memorial Trophy by Vern Eliason, brother of the logger in whose memory the award was established.
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