By Sentinel Staff
Sitka Unified Command announced two positive test results for COVID-19 were received Friday from non-Sitka residents.
Both received testing August 20, are asymptomatic and are in the age 10-19 range.
“Both patients are isolating,” Unified Command said in a press release Monday afternoon, about the boy and girl who tested positive Friday. “Public Health Officials have initiated a contact investigation and will notify and isolate additional persons that may have been in contact with these individuals as appropriate.”
Sitka’s cumulative positive test count is now at 37 resident cases, and 17 non-resident cases. Unified Command lists 1 hospitalization on its dashboard.
The State of Alaska is reporting 4,810 cumulative resident cases statewide. Data is provisional and may change, the press release said. Occasionally there is a lag between cases being reported on the Department of Health and Social Services data dashboard and what local communities report, as details are confirmed and documentation is received.
More data is available from the state: coronavirus-response-alaska-dhss.hub.arcgis.com
Additional information on COVID-19 is available through the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services at https://covid19.alaska.gov/ and SEARHC at covid19.searhc.org.
