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• Weekly Update from Dr Zink
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Daily Data Dashboard Update

Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub updates typically occur by noon and provisional data are subject to change.

• Visit the Cases Dashboard, Testing Dashboard, Hospital Dashboard, Modeling Application, or Raw Data for the latest data and trends available.
  

Weekly Update from Alaska's Chief Medical Officer

COVID-19 updates

January

December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

• May 31, 2020 presentation by Dr Zink
  
• May 31, 2020 Press Briefing
• May 31, 2020 press release:
  27 new cases of COVID-19 reported in eight Alaska communities
  
• May 30, 2020 press release:
  Four new cases of COVID-19 reported in four Alaska communities; one new nonresident case in Bristol Bay Borough
  
• May 29, 2020 Press Briefing
  
• May 29, 2020 press release:
  Five new cases of COVID-19 reported in four Alaska communities; one nonresident case
  
• May 28, 2020 presentation by Dr Zink
  
• May 28, 2020 Town Hall Meeting
  
• May 28, 2020 press release:
  Thirteen new cases of COVID-19 reported in seven Alaska communities
  
• May 27, 2020 press release:
  One new case of COVID-19 reported in the Bethel Census Area
  
• May 26, 2020 presentation by Dr Zink
  
• May 26, 2020 Town Hall Meeting
  
• May 26, 2020 press release:
  Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in two Alaska communities; two nonresident cases in seafood industry workers in Anchorage
  
• May 25, 2020 press release:
  One new case of COVID-19 reported in the Kenai Peninsula Borough; two nonresident cases in seafood industry workers in Kenai
  
• May 24, 2020 press release:
  No new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alaska
  
• May 23, 2020 press release:
  Four new cases of COVID-19 reported in three Alaska communities; one new nonresident case reported in a seafood worker in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area
  
• May 22, 2020 press release:
  Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in two Alaska communities
  
• May 21, 2020 Town Hall Meeting
  
• May 21, 2020 press release:
  No new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alaska
  
• May 20, 2020 presentation by Dr Zink
  
• May 20, 2020 Press Briefing
  
• May 20, 2020 press release:
  Three new cases of COVID-19 reported in three Alaska communities; two nonresident cases in Anchorage
  
• May 19, 2020 Press Briefing
  
• May 19, 2020 press release:
  COVID-19 testing for critical infrastructure workers available soon at Anchorage and Fairbanks airports
  
• May 18, 2020 Press Briefing
  
• May 18, 2020 press release:
  Three new cases of COVID-19 reported in two Alaska communities
  
• May 17, 2020 press release:
  Four new cases of COVID-19 reported in three Alaska communities; one new nonresident case reported in a seafood industry worker in Anchorage
  
• May 16, 2020 press release:
  Positive case of COVID-19 confirmed in Dillingham; State of Alaska continues to work with communities and industries to prevent the spread of COVID-19
  
• May 16, 2020 presentation by Dr Zink
  
• May 15, 2020 Press Briefing
  
• May 15, 2020 press release:
  One new case of COVID-19 reported in Anchorage; one nonresident case
  
• May 14, 2020 press release:
  Four new cases of COVID-19 reported in two Alaska communities
  
• May 13, 2020 press release:
  No new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alaska
  
• May 12, 2020 press release:
  Federal, state and Tribal health partners travel to rural communities to learn about sanitation concerns and preparations for the fishing season
  
• May 12, 2020 press release:
  Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in Juneau; one new out-of-state case
  
• May 11, 2020 Press Briefing
• May 11, 2020 press release:
  Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in two Alaska communities
  
• May 10, 2020 press release:
  One new case of COVID-19 reported in Fairbanks
  
• May 9, 2020 press release:
  One new case of COVID-19 reported in Kenai
  
• May 8, 2020 presentation by Dr Zink
  
• May 8, 2020 Press Briefing
• May 8, 2020 press release:
  Three new cases of COVID-19 reported in one Alaska community
  May 8, 2020
• May 7, 2020 press release:
  Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in two Alaska communities; one out-of-state case
  
• May 6, 2020 presentation by Dr Zink
  
• May 6, 2020 presentation by Commissioner Crum
  
• May 6, 2020 Press Briefing
• May 6, 2020 press release:
  One new case of COVID-19 reported in one Alaska community; one new death
  
• May 5, 2020 press release:
  One new case of COVID-19 reported in one Alaska community
  
• May 4, 2020 Press Briefing
  
• May 4, 2020 press release:
  Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in one Alaska community
  
• May 3, 2020 press release:
  Three new cases of COVID-19 reported in two Alaska communities
  
• May 2, 2020 press release:
  One new case of COVID-19 reported in Fairbanks
  
• May 1, 2020 presentation by Dr Zink
  
• May 1, 2020 Press Briefing
  
• May 1, 2020 press release:
  Nine new cases of COVID-19 detected in five Alaska communities

April

March

February

January

• ​January 29, 2020 press release:
  Flight carrying U.S. citizens from Wuhan has departed from Anchorage; all passengers continued on to California
• ​January 28, 2020 press release:
  Update on the flight evacuating U.S. citizens from Wuhan that will refuel in Anchorage​
  
• January 27, 2020 press release:
  Flight evacuating U.S. citizens from Wuhan will refuel in Anchorage
  

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Communications resources

• Alaska's COVID-19 ECHOs
  These videoconferences create virtual learning communities by connecting Alaska’s COVID-19 experts with specific audiences on a range of COVID-19 topics. 

• Governor Mike Dunleavy's newsroom
• Unified Command: Press releases and documents
• Communications toolkit
  Find resources like graphics, downloads and PSAs to share.
• Evergreen Economics Report: Impacts of COVID-19 in Alaska
  The actions of everyday Alaskans made a difference and we can flatten the curve again.
• ASTHO risk communications field guide: questions and key answer