COVID-19

COVID-19 cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have steadily declined over the past week, but the region still faces higher transmission rates than most of the country as the holidays approach.

“We've had the worst all time outbreak in the United States. If you look on the New York Times, we are listed number one as the worst all time outbreak, with almost 38,000 cases per 100,000,” Dr. Liz Bates said during the COVID-19 Call-in show. “And so I think this is why we are so strongly advocating for everyone to get vaccinated if they can, as soon as they can.”

The Y-K Delta’s COVID-19 case rate is five times higher than the national case rate and two times higher than the state’s. According to the New York Times, one in every three Y-K Delta residents has contracted COVID-19 over the past 18 months.

Dr. Elizabeth Bates and Brian Lefferts catch us up on all things COVID-19 in the region.

New COVID-19 cases in Alaska have dropped by more than a third in the last couple of weeks, but state health officials caution that this declining trend might not be the case in future weeks.

COVID-19 cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have stayed constant over the past week, remaining higher than state and national averages and among some of the highest rates nationally.

COVID-19 cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have increased over the past week, remaining higher than state and national averages and among some of the highest rates nationally.

COVID-19 cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have decreased over the past week, but remain higher than state and national averages and are among some of the highest rates nationally.

COVID-19 in the Y-K Delta. Updated when case counts are made available, all information is from the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation's COVID-19 dashboard.