Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Kodiak Island has recorded another COVID-related fatality. The Borough’s Emergency Operations Center announced the most recent local death in its case update Friday, Jan. 28, citing complications from the virus as the cause. No other details about the resident were released.  The EOC had updated its data for COVID-related fatalities on Wednesday, Jan. 26, to account for an Old Harbor …

Today (Thursday) the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center reported ten (10) new cases of COVID 19 for the Kodiak Island Borough.   The cases were tested between the 19th and the 27th of October.   All cases are now classified as community spread.   One hundred twenty-two (122) cases are currently classified as active locally. There is one (1) active case …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Silver fishing is hot in Kodiak. Alaska health professionals ask citizens to get the jab. A big storm is coming to the Southeast and Gulf of Alaska.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Legislature to begin fourth special session next week. Anchorage Clerk calls foul. And Senator Sullivan scorches top Generals.  

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Kodiak’s North Star Elementary closes until Monday. PFDs are coming, but will be late. Lex Treinen takes a tour through an Alaska ICU.

On today’s Midday report with host Terry Haines: An Update from the Emergency Services Director, A.C. building to be transformed into a modern marketplace, and rental relief to be offered by AHFC  

UPDATE:  Sailings for the M/V Tustumena are now said to be “fluid,” and while ferry officials hope to keep the original Saturday sailing, when the Tusty will actually depart Homer depends on test results. Kodiak’s local ferry office manager, Amanda Becker told KMXT on Monday evening the Tustumena will be disinfected, and then some tests will be taken to determine …

The state health mandate requiring out of state travelers to quarantine for 14 days upon entering the state expires Friday. An update to state Health Mandate 10 lays out new testing requirements for people entering the state. Revised: June 3, 2020 By: Governor Mike Dunleavy Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, …

KMXT received this press release from the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday morning. It is posted below with minimal editing. 20200603 Positive Test Announcement   KODIAK, ALASKA, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2020 We have received information from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) that there has been a positive test result for COVID-19 in Kodiak. …

The city of Cordova announced its first positive case of COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon. The infected individual is an Ocean Beauty cannery worker who had recently traveled through Seattle and Anchorage, according to mayor Clay Koplin. The individual tested positive during a routine health screening while in a quarantine facility provided by the cannery. The sun sets over the harbor …