Wasuli was transferred from the Ketchikan COVID unit to a hospital in Bellingham on November 16.
City of Saxman Mayor Frank Seludo said it was a difficult time for his community, This loss is very great for our community. We have lost a neighbor, a friend, a sister, and a mother. Our community is very saddened and we appreciate the prayers of support.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor Rodney Dial offered his condolences to the family. My hope and daily prayers have always been that we as a community could get through this pandemic without a single citizen dying. My heart goes out to the family and I ask that we pray for their strength, comfort, and God s protection on our island.
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By MARY KAUFFMAN Thursday PM (SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - Ketchikan Mayor Rodney Dial is sponsoring a resolution for the Borough Assembly to consider at Monday night’s meeting that will support the protection of individual civil rights relative to COVID-19 vaccinations.
Mayor Dial is requesting the Assembly to support his proposed resolution which calls on merchants and service providers to refrain from discriminating against any individual by denying that person access to goods or services based upon their COVID-19 vaccination status or failure to provide that information.
One person is symptomatic and the other was asymptomatic.
A contract tracing investigation was completed for one individual and the second is ongoing.
The total of cases has reached 241. 13 cases remain active in Ketchikan.