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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Young Sitka Male Latest To Test Positive for Virus
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
Unified Command said Monday that a positive COVID-19 test result was received over the weekend from public health officials.
The confirmed case is a male resident, age 10-19, who was symptomatic and received COVID testing on September 11. The result was received on September 12.
Sitka’s cumulative positive test count is now at 42 resident cases, 17 non-resident cases, and 1 hospitalization. The “total cases recovered” count was at 58 today.
The resident who tested positive is isolating, a Unified Command press release said. “Public Health Officials have initiated a contact investigation and will notify and isolate additional persons that may have been in contact with this individual, as appropriate,” the announcement said.
A positive test result has been removed from Sitka’s positive case count and information dashboard, Unified Command public information officer Jessica Ieremia said today. She referenced the disclaimer in COVID-related news releases that says “data is provisional and may change.”
She said in this case the positive test result has been re-categorized and is was not actually a new case.
“They caught it and re-categorized it,” Ieremia said.
The latest case has not changed the alert level for the city, “yellow,” indicating “low alert.” The rolling 14-day case average on city dashboard is .14 cases per day.
The school district’s “risk level,” based on the number of local cases from the last two weeks, is “green,” the lowest risk level. Information on the school dashboard shows 2 cases (September 7 and 12) over the last two weeks.
Sitka schools opened August 27, and currently offer options for in-person, homeschool and remote learning.
“Everybody’s feeling good about how it’s going in the buildings,” Superintendent John Holst said today. “It will be nice if it stays like this.” Holst added that the schools are seeing some kids who signed up for remote learning deciding to return to in-person instruction.
Mt. Edgecumbe High School follows the city’s color-coding system (red, orange, yellow), and today the risk level was “yellow” – the lowest risk level in that color coding system.
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March 2004
Advertisement: Tea-Licious Tea House & Bakery 315 Lincoln Street Grand Opening! Freshly Baked Scones, Cakes & Pastries Innovative Salads, Soups & Sandwiches Harney & Sons Tea. Lunch * Afternoon Tea * Supper.
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.