ON THE ROAD AGAIN – One of The RIDE buses goes down Katlian Street past the city boat grid this morning. After four months of being shut down because of antivirus precautions, the public transportation service resumed operations today. All routes remain the same except the Blue Line bus route, which now turns around at Whale Park instead of the Gary Paxton Industrial Park. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Alaska COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 7-13-20)
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 10:30 a.m. Monday.
New cases as of Sunday: 60
Total statewide – 1,539
Total (cumulative) deaths – 17
Active cases in Sitka – 4 (2 resident; 2 non-resident) *
Recovered cases in Sitka – 14 (11 resident; 3 non-resident) *
The state says the cumulative number of cases hospitalized is 87.
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
* These numbers reflect State of Alaska data. Local cases may not immediately appear on DHSS site, or are reported on patient’s town of residence rather than Sitka’s statistics.
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March 23, 2020
NOTICE FROM THE PUBLISHERS
TO READERS AND ADVERTISERS
For the duration of the COVID-19 disaster emergency declared by federal, state and local authorities, the Sentinel is taking additional measures to reduce virus exposure to its employees and contractors as well as to the public, while continuing to publish a daily news report for Sitka.
To the extent possible, Sentinel news and sales staff will be working from home. For the protection of our carriers, home delivery of the newspaper will be stopped effective Tuesday, March 24.
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Initially, these locations are those where the Sentinel's newspaper vending machines are already in place. The coin mechanisms will be disabled or the doors removed to permit easy access. The Sentinel will work with the stores where the paper is usually sold, to designate a place inside or outside the store where the free edition can be made available.
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Following is the statement issued by the Sentinel on March 16, stating the Sentinel's emergency procedures, which remain in effect.
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