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COVID-19
COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
27 new deaths reported; COVID cases, hospitalizations down...
By Jacob Dye • October 6, 2022 1:30 am

For the period of Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, 554 new COVID-19 cases were reported

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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. COVID-19 vaccines for kids younger than 5 years old are now approved by both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)
COVID shots for kids under 5 available at...
By Camille Botello • June 29, 2022 1:30 am

Roughly 18 million kids nationwide will now be eligible to get their COVID vaccines.

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A map of COVID-19 Community Levels by county show the Kenai Peninsula have a “medium” community level on Friday, Feb. 24, 2022.
CDC: Many more can ditch masks, for now
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 2, 2022 2:30 am

The agency is now only advising universal masking in regions where community COVID level is high

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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)
Contact tracing, masking to end at schools Friday
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 2, 2022 2:30 am

The district announced new changes to its COVID-19 protocol on Monday

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Central Peninsula Hospital is seen in Soldotna on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
As COVID cases fall statewide, hospital feels relief
By Camille Botello • March 2, 2022 1:30 am

COVID cases have been plummeting in Alaska since mid-January

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Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska's chief medical officer, addresses reporters during a Wendesday, March 25, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)
As COVID cases drop, long-term questions remain
By Camille Botello • February 23, 2022 1:30 am

As COVID-19 cases are falling in Alaska and nationwide once again, health officials are pondering what other kinds of health…

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Aaron Rhoades, Charlie Pierce, Richard Derkevorkian and Jesse Bjorkman listen to testimony during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Borough to use grant funds for COVID treatments,...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 16, 2022 2:30 am

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a spending plan for the funds during the body’s Feb. 1 meeting

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Sanitization equipment is seen inside of a classroom at Kenai Middle School on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
District nixes contact tracing for schools with universal...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • February 9, 2022 2:30 am

When a school moves to universal masking, nurse and staff time is “no longer dedicated” to contact tracing

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COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
COVID-19 4th leading cause of death in 2020
By Camille Botello • February 2, 2022 1:30 am

COVID was responsible for 231 deaths in 2020

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A COVID-19 test administrator discusses the testing process with a patient during the popup rapid testing clinic at Homer Public Health Center on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
Free rapid COVID-19 testing continues through Feb. 4
By Sarah Knapp • January 31, 2022 1:30 am

A drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic is being held at Homer Public Health Center this week.

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The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22 in Soldotna.
Schools aim for business as usual as cases...
By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

On Monday, there were 14 staff members and 69 students self-isolating with the virus

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Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander speak at the Kenai City Council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
Due to COVID spike, state funds to be...
By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

COVID cases are up 38% from last week, and have risen significantly since mid-December.

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A COVID-19 test administrator discusses the testing process with a patient during the popup rapid testing clinic at Homer Public Health Center on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
Free rapid COVID-19 testing available through Friday
By Sarah Knapp • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

A drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic is being held at Homer Public Health Center this week.

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