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coronavirus infections and no deaths linked to COVID-19, according to data from the Department of Health and Social Services. A slight increase in the daily case rate since March has somewhat plateaued. However, most regions in the state are still in the highest alert category based on their current per capita rate of infection, and health officials continue to encourage Alaskans to wear face coverings in public, avoid large gatherings, wash their hands frequently and get vaccinated against COVID-19 to prevent further spread.
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One of the most remote regions in Alaska is the Aleutian Islands. And for the most part, communities along the island chain have done well throughout the pandemic, recording relatively few cases outside of seafood processing plants.
But as the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available across the state and country, health care providers are grappling with the logistical challenges of distributing vaccines to the region s windswept communities.
Now, according to health officials, a new Biden administration program that sends COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers could boost vaccination efforts for Eastern Aleutian Tribes a tribal health care provider that operates in seven of the region s communities.
JUNEAU, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska’s January employment was down 7.4 percent from January 202, a loss of 23,000 jobs as the pandemic continued to keep job counts well below year-ago levels.
The job figures come from the Research and Analysis Unit of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Leisure and hospitality continued to record the largest losses, with 7,800 fewer jobs than the prior January, down 25.7 percent). Oil and gas employment was down 3,400 or 34 percent. Retail trade and the transportation, warehousing, and utilities sector both had 1,800 fewer jobs, down 5.3 percent and 9.1 percent, respectively. Local government’s job count was 2,000 lower, primarily in public education. Professional and business services employment was down 1,700 or 6.3 percent.