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PeaceHealth Ketchikan says five long-term care patients and one caregiver have tested positive for COVID-19
Hospital authorities in Ketchikan say five long-term care patients and one caregiver have tested positive for COVID-19. A PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center spokesperson says the hospital was notified of the first positive result on Tuesday, and all six cases are considered active. A written statement from the hospital’s long term... Read more
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Clinic to begin offering urgent care, the first in Ketchikan to be open 7 days a week
For years, it’s been difficult for Ketchikan residents to access same-day medical care after hours and on the weekends — that is, without having to make a trip to the emergency room. But that is changing with the opening of a daily urgent care clinic in town — and another potentially on the way. Read more
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Ketchikan’s COVID-19 dashboard comes back online as cases surge across Alaska
Ketchikan’s local COVID-19 dashboard is back online — but with a few changes. The re-launch comes as cases surge around the state with 86% of recent Alaska cases linked to the more-contagious delta variant. Ketchikan’s COVID-19 dashboard gives an up-to-date data on cases, hospitalizations and the sources of infections. It... Read more
LATEST NEWS
12 new COVID-19 cases on Prince of Wales Island, 11 in Ketchikan, 3 in Metlakatla reported Friday
The pace of new COVID-19 cases in the southern panhandle is picking up. On Friday, authorities reported 11 new cases in Ketchikan, 12 on Prince of Wales Island and three in Metlakatla. Ketchikan. The 11 new Ketchikan cases bring the community’s active case total to 26. One person is hospitalized... Read more