SIGN OF THE TIMES – Visit Sitka’s Rachel Roy and Victoria Siegel put new fabric covers on barricades at the corner of Lincoln Street and Maksoutoff Street this morning. The covers, which will remain on the barricades for the remainder of the tourist season, welcome visitors in Tlingit and designate the downtown area as a pedestrian-only zone. They also include way-finding information. The last cruise ship of the season is scheduled for October 3. (Sentinel Photo)
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AK COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 8-17-22)
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 12:15 pm Wednesday, August 17.
New cases as of Wednesday: 1,444
Total cases (cumulative) statewide – 277,007
Total (cumulative) deaths – 1,296
Total (cumulative) hospitalizations – 3,843
Case Rate per 100,000 – 198.11
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
COVID in Sitka
The Sitka community level is now "High.'' Case statistics are as of Wednesday.
Case Rate per 100,000 – 211.20
Cases in last 7 days – 18
Cumulative Sitka cases – 3,022
Hospitalizations (to date) – 29
Deceased (cumulative) – 7
The local case data are from Alaska DHSS.
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20 YEARS AGO
August 2002
Electric department officials are asking Sitkans to conserve electricity over the next few days while the city recovers from a three-hour power outage caused by a mudslide knocking out a span of the main hydropower transmission line near Heart Lake.
50 YEARS AGO
August 1972
Legionnaires of the American Legion, Sitka Post No. 13, have been appointed to key committees in the state department. They are George H. Inman Jr., Carroll E. Kohler, Raymond C. Perkins and Edward J. Flynn.
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