LONG LAYOVER – Bill Foster checks out the 40-foot Russian-flagged inflatable catamaran, Iskatel, that’s been hauled out near the UAS parking lot for the past two years. The pandemic put a halt to the international sailing trip that began in Russia, but the skipper, Anatoly Kazakevich, who recently spoke to the Sentinel, is hopeful about resuming the adventure in the spring and sailing to Siberia. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Alaska COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 10-26-21)
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 10:02 a.m. Tuesday.
New cases as of Monday: 749
Total statewide – 130,482
Total (cumulative) deaths – 688
Total (cumulative) hospitalizations – 2,749
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
COVID in Sitka
The COVID alert rate for Sitka is “high,” based on 30 new resident COVID cases in the past 7 days, a rate of 351.99 per 100,000 population. Alert status will be high until the rate per thousand is below 100. Case statistics are as of Sunday.
New cases in Sitka – 4
Cases in last 7 days – 30
Cumulative Sitka cases – 1,088
Cumulative non-resident cases – 102
Unique positive cumulative test results in Sitka, as of 10/22/21 – 1,210
Deceased (cumulative) – 5
The local case data are from the City of Sitka website.
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20 YEARS AGO
October 2001
Bart Meyer earned first place in the Sitka Sportsman’s Association’s annual Alaska Day Biathlon. He was followed by Jeremy McLaughlin, Paul Lashway, Greg Horton and Jack Ozment.
50 YEARS AGO
October 1971
The Alaska Day parade was one of the longest ... Alaska Airlines’float with a giant golden samovar and the New Archangel Dancers aboard won first place; the Sitka High band and drill team won second; the Pioneer Bar float won third, and honorable mentions went to the Coast Guard float and Mt. Edgecumbe High band.
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