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A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Case rates steady on southern peninsula

By Michael Armstrong • May 11, 2022 2:30 am

One Alaskan reported dead of COVID-19.

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A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Case rates drop on southern peninsula

By Michael Armstrong • May 4, 2022 2:30 am

Four more Alaskans reported dead of COVID-19 while US total reaches 1 million.

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A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Case rates steady on southern peninsula

By Michael Armstrong • April 27, 2022 2:30 am

Thirteen more Alaskans reported dead of COVID-19.

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Peninsula man dies of COVID-19

By Michael Armstrong • April 20, 2022 2:30 am

Southern Kenai Peninsula man 80 or older is one of seven new Alaska deaths.

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A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

COVID-19 cases rise slightly

By Michael Armstrong • April 13, 2022 2:30 am

Reporting error skews southern peninsula test results on state dashboard.

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Lower peninsula drops into substanial alert level

By Michael Armstrong • April 6, 2022 2:30 am

Six more Alaska deaths reported.

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Three Kenai women die of COVID-19

By Michael Armstrong • March 30, 2022 2:30 am

Omicron BA.2 variant on rise in Alaska.

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

No new COVID-19 deaths

By Michael Armstrong • March 23, 2022 2:30 am

CDC puts Kenai Peninsula in medium alert level.

This graph created by South Peninsula Hospital shows the trends in the COVID-19 and omicron wave over the past 12 weeks though March 9 based on data collected through the hospital, with information on percentage of positive cases (brown line), monoclonal antibody infusions (green line), emergency room visits (yellow line) and hospital admissions (orange line). Except for ER visits, there has been a general decline since the week ending March 2. (Graph by South Peninsula Hospital)

COVID-19 cases up slightly

By Michael Armstrong • March 16, 2022 2:30 am

CDC puts Kenai Peninsula in low or green alert level based on lower hospitalization rates.

A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

2 more die of COVID-19 on southern peninsula

By Michael Armstrong • March 9, 2022 2:30 am

Latest deaths were reported following death certificate reviews.

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