LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Sitka's COVID Count Hits 162 for the Week
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
Sitka logged 76 new cases of COVID over the last three days, bringing the seven-day total to 162.
On Friday, 37 positive tests were posted; on Saturday the count was 7; and on Sunday it was 32.
The continued uptick in positive test results puts Sitka’s case rate to 1,900.74 weekly per 100,000 population.
The community has been on a fairly steady upward trend since early November, with a sharp rise starting December 28.
Sitka’s highest case rate was for the week ending July 22, 2021, with 200 cases and a case rate of 2,346.59.
The rest of the state is seeing similar upward trends in cases.
“High levels of COVID-19 transmission are occurring throughout much of Alaska and the pandemic is on a rapid upward trajectory in Alaska. Dozens of Alaskans are hospitalized with COVID-19 each week,” the state Department of Health and Social Services said its most recent update.
Particularly rapid increases are seen in Anchorage, Mat-Su and Juneau, as well as in census areas outside municipalities.
The report says that community transmission of the Omicron variant has been confirmed in Anchorage.
“Preliminary laboratory evidence suggests that the Omicron variant is rapidly becoming the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant in Alaska and is driving the sharp acceleration of the pandemic in Alaska,” it says. DHSS has not confirmed through sequencing the presence of Omicron in Sitka.
“Hospitalizations are continuing to occur in younger Alaskans, with the median age of persons hospitalized due to COVID-19 in 2021 and 2022 being about 5 years younger than in 2020,” DHSS reported.
It added, that among those hospitalized due to COVID-19 and with specimen collection dates from January 16, 2021, through January 1, 2022, unvaccinated and partially vaccinated patients had a median age 14 years younger than fully vaccinated patients.
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March 2004
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50 YEARS AGO
March 1974
Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.