SPECIAL DELIVERY – Seafood Producers Cooperative's Nate Hayes, left, helps Hahlen Behnken-Barkhau pick up boxes of seafood Thursday at the city-owned cold storage on Katlian Street. Hahlen, a Sitka High senior, delivered the fish to families in need, identified by the Mutual Aid program, as part of the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association's new seafood donation program. The association is seeking financial contributions to cover the costs of processing and delivery, and asking fishermen to contribute seafood. Donations can be made through the website alaskansown.com. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Alaska COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 4-11-20)
By Sentinel Staff
The state Department of Health and Social Services has posted the following update on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of noon today.
New cases as of yesterday: 11
Total – 257
No cases were reported in Sitka.
The state says the cumulative number of cases hospitalized is 31, and the cumulative number of deaths is eight.
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
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March 23, 2020
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TO READERS AND ADVERTISERS
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