ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – The state of Alaska has announced 39 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Alaska among residents. This is a new high daily total. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 1,017. Currently, there are 468 active cases and 535 recovered cases. There are 68 total …
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