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Summer months see spike in COVID cases

A summer spike in statewide COVID cases peaked at the end of July, with cases showing a decline…

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Kenai Peninsula sees sharp rise in COVID-19 activity

Weekly cases of COVID-19 by region are reported via the department’s Respiratory Virus Snapshot

Nurse Sherra Pritchard gives Madyson Knudsen a bandage at the Kenai Public Health Center after the ten-year-old received her first COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Department of Health urges flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines

An Alaska Public Health Alert delivered by the State Department of Health on Monday “urges” an increase in…

Nurse Tracy Silta draws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the walk-in clinic at the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways in Soldotna, Alaska on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Updated COVID booster available locally this month

The updated vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months or older

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Homer sees slight increase in COVID-19 patients

Home testing makes trend hard to track, but hospital reports uptick in patients seeking treatment for COVID-19

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COVID-19: Sharp decline in statewide hospitalizations

COVID-19 hospitalizations fell sharply statewide and remained low in the Kenai Peninsula Borough this week, according to data…

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COVID-19: Local cases remain low

In the Kenai Peninsula Borough, 13 cases were reported this week

Donna Weeks volunteers at the Central Peninsula Hospital Gift Shop in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hospital volunteer program struggles to bounce back

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the volunteer program at Central Peninsula Hospital boasted a team of around 250.

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COVID-19: Borough cases hit low not seen in years

Only 12 cases were reported this week, down from 22 last week

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COVID-19: Local cases fall after last week’s spike

After a spike of 50 new COVID-19 cases was reported in the Kenai Peninsula Borough last week, numbers…

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COVID-19: Cases jump in Kenai Peninsula Borough

COVID-19 cases jumped up in the Kenai Peninsula Borough this week, according to state data updated Tuesday.

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COVID-19: Cases and hospitalizations drop

The state reported no new resident deaths from COVID-19 this week

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COVID-19: Cases and hospitalizations on the rise

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are up locally and statewide, according to data updated by the Department of Health…