COVID-19 Update: Nov. 9, 2021
Nine new COVID-19 cases were reported in Cordova between Nov. 2-8, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced.
COVID-19 Update: Nov. 16, 2021
Four new COVID-19 cases were reported in Cordova between Nov. 9-15, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced.
Legislators want answers on pandemic funds
A group of Alaska legislators asked the Dunleavy administration on Wednesday, Nov. 17, for an explanation as to why federal funds issued during the COVID-19 pandemic have been held up by the state.
Alaska health officials say virus case numbers trending down
"This pandemic continues to have all sorts of twists and turns, and just because it turns downward doesn't mean it's going to continue downward or stay there," Dr. Anne Zink said. "It takes active work from Alaskans getting vaccinated, distancing, masking."
School district will hear updates on COVID-19 guidelines Dec. 8
"Like many in the community the board is eager to make masking voluntary in school buildings when it is determined to be safe to do so," Barb Jewell wrote.
$92K in ARPA grants go to Cordova library, museum
American Rescue Plan Act funds totaling $92,448 have been allocated to Cordova through the Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums, for a variety of uses ranging from materials purchases and upgrading websites to developing new virtual educational programs.
New COVID-19 cases climbing at slower rate
Confirmation of 558 new cases of the COVID-19 virus between Friday, Dec. 3 and Monday, Dec. 6, boosted the statewide total to date to 147,103, as Alaska remained on high alert, even though the overall number of new cases declined by 12% from a week earlier.
Cordova school board votes to make masking optional
Masking in Cordova’s public schools will be optional starting in 2022, under updated guidelines unanimously approved by the school board, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread for a third year in Alaska.
Omicron variant confirmed in Alaska
State health officials say that they have confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in Alaska. The state remains on high alert, with 422 new COVID-19 cases and one death reported on Monday, Dec. 13, none of them in Cordova.
COVID case numbers continue to climb
Pandemic infection counts continue to rise, with Alaska remaining on red alert, and federal health officials warning that the nation is likely to see...
