KETCHIKAN (KDN) â Ketchikan broke three pandemic records on Thursday, recording a record-high case count of 20 infections, marking an all-time high of 102 active cases and reaching a 5.24% local test positivity rate.
Thursdayâs case count reflected 20 cases recorded that day and one that was uncounted on Wednesday, according to a Thursday evening press release from the Ketchikan Emergency Operations Center.
âThere are 21 new cases of COVID-19 since our last update: one was reported last night after the media release, and 20 were reported today,â the EOC release stated. âOf the 21, one case was related to recent travel; eight of the cases were determined to be close contacts to a known positive, and 12 are under investigation.â
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KETCHIKAN (KDN) â The Ketchikan Emergency Operations Center recorded 11 new coronavirus cases between its Friday and Monday evening updates, and one individual was hospitalized in the COVID-19 unit at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center on Monday.
âOne case was reported late evening on May 7; three cases were reported on May 8, and seven cases were reported today,â according to the EOCÂ release. âOf the 11, six were determined to be close contacts to known positive cases, and five remain under investigation.â
In total, 10 cases were under investigation as to source on Monday evening.
âDuring the contact investigations, Public Health will coordinate with the positive person to reach out to anyone who may be a close contact and instruct them to quarantine,â the EOC statement read. âIn the event of a positive case associated with the school district, Public Health will coordinate with school district staff to reach out to anyone who may be
20 COVID-19 cases linked to Alaska wrestling tournament
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 7, 2021 at 6:27 pm EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A COVID-19 outbreak at a high school wrestling tournament held in April is linked to more than 20 infections in five communities across southeast Alaska, according to health officials.
Ketchikan High School hosted the regional wrestling tournament, an annual event that this year attracted athletes from seven different schools, Anchorage Daily News reported.
Officials from the regional school activities association issued a warning to the school last week on accusations of failing to test competitors and enforce mask orders at the event as is required by the region’s mitigation policies.
May 07, 2021 - 4:04 PM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A COVID-19 outbreak at a high school wrestling tournament held in April is linked to more than 20 infections in five communities across southeast Alaska, according to health officials.
Ketchikan High School hosted the regional wrestling tournament, an annual event that this year attracted athletes from seven different schools, Anchorage Daily News reported.
Officials from the regional school activities association issued a warning to the school last week on accusations of failing to test competitors and enforce mask orders at the event as is required by the regionâs mitigation policies.
By Thursday, at least 11 students, two staff members and five other residents in the surrounding community tested positive for COVID-19 as part of the school outbreak. Contact tracing showed that at least five people who attended the wrestling tournament were infected with the virus at the time, according to Kacie Paxton, spokesperson