686 COVID cases reported statewide on Thursday
Safeway issued a press release on Thursday stating that additional doses are available at its pharmacies.
83 resident cases and four nonresident cases were reported on the peninsula.
The mandate could take effect as soon as next month.
Pierce shared anecdotes about what he believed was ineffective emergency room treatment.
KPBSD opens doors for first day of classes
There were 14 COVID patients admitted as of Tuesday afternoon.
We now have effective tools to slow the spread of COVID-19, or at least to reduce its impact on an infected person.
Students learning 100% remotely will not be allowed to return to in-person learning outside of the transfer dates outlined.
The new case count includes 147 resident cases on the peninsula and 12 more nonresident cases under investigation.
The state has neither imposed a mask nor a vaccine mandate throughout the course of the pandemic.
Quarantine, vaccination status and testing part of school district’s layered COVID mitigation plan.
The total revenue for the season, which was open from July 10-31, was about $485,600.
The state is also seeing a shift in the age range of people testing positive for COVID-19, according to state health officials.
The new policy, which was authorized by the Soldotna City Council during the council’s Wednesday night meeting, takes effect on Monday, Aug. 16 and applies to all city facilities.
The virus has mutated into a more transmissible strain while health care capacity is dwindling and the public is exhausted with mitigation efforts.
The Kenai Peninsula is second to last for vaccine rollout, only above the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s 37.2% inoculation rate.
22.5% of all hospitalizations in the Gulf Coast — which includes the Kenai Peninsula — were COVID-related as of Tuesday.
Over the weekend the state reported another 826 resident and 37 nonresident COVID cases.
In mid-June, Kenai Peninsula COVID cases approached 0
