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    COVID-19
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    Summer months see spike in COVID cases
    By Emilie Springer • September 12, 2024 1:30 am

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

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    Kenai Peninsula sees sharp rise in COVID-19 activity
    By Jacob Dye • February 7, 2024 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    Department of Health urges flu, COVID-19 and RSV...
    By Jacob Dye • December 20, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    Updated COVID booster available locally this month
    By Jacob Dye • September 20, 2023 1:30 am

    The updated vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months or older

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    Homer sees slight increase in COVID-19 patients
    By Emilie Springer • July 5, 2023 1:30 am

    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
    By Jacob Dye • April 20, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    COVID-19: Local cases remain low
    By Jacob Dye • April 13, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Donna Weeks volunteers at the Central Peninsula Hospital Gift Shop in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Hospital volunteer program struggles to bounce back
    By Jacob Dye • April 13, 2023 1:30 am

    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...
    By Jacob Dye • April 6, 2023 1:30 am

    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
    By Jacob Dye • March 30, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    COVID-19: Cases jump in Kenai Peninsula Borough
    By Jacob Dye • March 23, 2023 1:30 am

    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
    By Jacob Dye • March 14, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    COVID-19: Cases and hospitalizations on the rise
    By Jacob Dye • March 7, 2023 1:30 am

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

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