BETHEL (AP) â The number of coronavirus cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Alaska is the lowest it has been since September.
In the last 14 days, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has announced 47 cases of the coronavirus, KYUK-AM reported Friday.
The number of new cases in the area in the past two weeks is almost 20 times lower than it was during a two-week span between Nov. 22 and Dec. 4, the peak of coronavirus cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Coronavirus cases across the state have decreased since the new year. Vaccines were made available to all residents 16 or older in early March.
Last week, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation reported that over 60% of the region s eligible population had been vaccinated.
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Virus cases in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta lowest since September
April 24, 2021
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BETHEL, Alaska (AP) The number of coronavirus cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Alaska is the lowest it has been since September.
In the last 14 days, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has announced 47 cases of the coronavirus, KYUK-AM reported Friday.
The number of new cases in the area in the past two weeks is almost 20 times lower than it was during a two-week span between Nov. 22 and Dec. 4, the peak of coronavirus cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Coronavirus cases across the state have decreased since the new year. Vaccines were made available to all residents 16 or older in early March.
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