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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland speaks during a board meeting on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district allows some COVID-positive staff, students return after 5 days

The policy mirrors new CDC guidance on the issue

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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COVID hospitalizations increasing as cases rise

As of Monday, there were 85 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska

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Health officials: Some monoclonal treatments widely ineffective against omicron

The new guidance comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, signs in the windows of the Long Term Care wing at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, say “All is well.” (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Hospital long-term care resident, six staff test positive for COVID-19; all other residents test negative.

The resident who tested positive Friday is the first resident to test positive since the pandemic began.

Snow covers the sign on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at the Bartlett Street COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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State, local COVID-19 alert rate increases

State alert level per 100,000 people tripled over last week.

A graphic shows the enrollment numbers for the Kenai Peninsula School District from 2016 to 2021. (Graphic by Ashlyn O’Hara)

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More students return to classrooms, but home-school numbers still up

Dramatic changes are seen in the number of students who have returned in person.

Snow covers the sign on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at the Bartlett Street COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Omicron increasing in Alaska

The southern Kenai Peninsula saw a slight increase in positive cases over the last week. More tests showed…

Certified nursing assistant KaDaisjah Roberts, left, and nurse Debbie Aubin, right, work at the “Y” vaccine clinic in Soldotna on Dec. 22, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘An enormous help’

Alaska’s temporary health care workers head home after COVID surge

Snow covers the sign on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at the Bartlett Street COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Three die of COVID-19 on southern peninsula

Recent death reports include one Homer man and two other Kenai Peninsula men.

Central Peninsula Hospital is seen in Soldotna on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hospital full as omicron threat looms

The facility was operating at 106% Monday, even without a lot of COVID hospitalizations.

Snow covers the sign on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at the Bartlett Street COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Omicron variant hits Alaska

As COVID-19 rates drop, first positive test of omicron reported in Alaskan who traveled abroad.

Signage indicates that face masks are required for entry to the Soldotna Public Library on March 25, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna City Council voted Wednesday to make mask-wearing optional in city facilities. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Masks recommended, not required in Soldotna city buildings

Council amends measure to make mask-wearing optional

The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district changes COVID policy for close contacts

The policy went into effect on Nov. 29