FAMILY FUN – Crystal Johns holds her son Zayne , 2, as she follows her son Ezekiel, 4, up an inflatable slide Saturday at Xoots Elementary School during the annual Spring Carnival. The event included games, prizes, cotton candy, and karaoke. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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7 More Positive Tests Turn Sitka ‘Red’ Again
By Sentinel Staff
Sitka went back into the “red” – high risk – category for COVID-19, with seven new positive tests added over the weekend and today.
The 14-day rolling average went to 1.43 cases per day.
Sitka had a few days on “moderate” risk - below 1 - a week ago but moved into “high” after six positive tests came in Sunday, plus one today, as other cases dropped off the two-week window.
Schools opened today for in-person instruction. Boarding students at Mt. Edgecumbe High School arrived over the weekend, and are currently in quarantine.
The contact tracing for most of the cases over the weekend are listed “in process,” with two symptomatic cases attributed to “secondary” transmission.
The six cases listed Sunday were for a man and woman in their 30s, tested Jan. 8; a man, age 20-29, tested Jan. 8; a man, 20-29, tested Jan. 9; a woman, 80-89, tested Jan. 10; a woman, 50-59, tested Jan. 8. The case posted today was a woman, 40-49, tested today.
The dashboard lists 11 current active cases. The cumulative resident total is 266, with 24 nonresidents. The cumulative number of hospitalizations is five.
The state in an announcement Saturday answered a frequently asked question about whether those who’ve received the vaccine need to follow health orders related to travel.
“Yes, you need to still comply with the requirements of Health Order 8, Intrastate Travel or Health Order 6, International and Interstate Travel,” Department of Health and Social Services says. “It is unknown whether vaccinated individuals might still be able to pass the virus on to others.
“While the vaccines authorized by the FDA for COVID-19 are safe and highly effective, they have been tested only to find out whether they protect the person getting the vaccine from getting sick with COVID-19. We do not know yet how well they prevent the person from getting infected with the virus and passing it on, only how well they prevent the person from getting sick. We know that getting the vaccine helps to protect you, but we do not know yet how much it helps to protect other people.
“So, if you are traveling and you have gotten the vaccine, you are much less likely to get very sick with COVID-19. However, because you may still be able to catch the virus and give it to others, the requirements for quarantine and testing do not change. The vaccines do not affect your test results.”
Outbreak Health Orders 6 and 8 were signed by the governor Dec. 10, and look similar to previous health mandates related to testing and quarantines. They are available at:
https://covid19.alaska.gov/health-order/.
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Photo caption: Sen. Lisa Murkowski talks with students in Karoline Bekeris’ fourth-grade class Thursday at the Westmark Shee Atika. From left are Murkowski, Kelsey Boussom, Laura Quinn and Memito Diaz.
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A medley of songs from “Jesus Christ Superstar” will highlight the morning worship service on Palm Sunday at the United Methodist Church. Musicians will be Paige Garwood and Karl Hartman on guitars; Dan Goodness on organ; and Gayle Erickson on drums.