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Right after Thanksgiving, Kodiak is on the cusp of 100 active cases of COVID-19. Three COVID hospitalizations have caused the hospital to activate its surge plan, including standing up additional beds for COVID patients and cancelling most outpatient procedures. Today (Friday) the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization announced 15 new cases for the Kodiak Island …

Terry Haines presents the Midday Report featuring: Kodiak is closing in on 100 active cases of Covid-19. The State Department of Health and Social Services continues to underreport actual daily case totals of Covid-19. Most Kenai Peninsula cities have left decisions of masks up to their businesses. All that and more on today’s midday news …

Host Mike Wall speaks with the EOC director, Mike Tvenge, about the recent announcement of the change in the community Covid-19 status to yellow.

It’s presidential election season here in Kodiak, and that means it’s time once again for us to cast our vote. This election features a myriad of ways for one to cast their ballot, according to the Kodiak Island Borough Clerk’s office, and each way affects when the vote is actually counted. Of course, the classic …

On this Monday’s midday news report with host Terry Haines: An update from the Kodiak EOC New COVID-19 cases, increases around the state Household transmission of COVID-19 Delayed unemployment payments to Alaskans affected by COVID-19 All that and more on today’s news report.

For the fourth day in a row, Kodiak has seen new cases of COVID-19, a total of 23 since Friday. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization announced three new cases today. All involve people who recently traveled. Contact investigations are underway. Of the dozen that were reported yesterday, eleven were classified as close contact transmission …

An employee for the City of Kodiak has tested positive for the coronavirus. City Manager Mike Tvenge confirmed the case on Monday. Tvenge said in an email that public health officials have instructed the city worker to self-isolate and is doing so. He says all city staff known to have contact with the employee, who …

Kodiak’s COVID-19 count climbed by one more case over the weekend. Four were reported on Friday. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization now reports a total 103 cases for the region since the first outbreak in April. There are five cases currently classified as active. This latest report involves a Kodiak resident. The Emergency Services …

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a new case of COVID-19 reported on Monday, Oct. 26. Kodiak’s COVID-19 count blew past the 100-case milestone on Friday. Even so, compared to the rest of the state, the number of positive tests for the virus remains relatively low in the Kodiak region. The Kodiak …

A cluster of new COVID-19 cases has been reported in the Kodiak Island Borough. The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization says out of four cases, three involve Kodiak residents who recently traveled. The other person, also from Kodiak, has been classified as community spread. This brings the total number of cases reported in the region …