Despite early prevention measures, COVID-19 is hitting hard in some parts of rural Alaska
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and Northwest Alaska — which includes the North Slope and Bering Straits region — had the state's highest infection rates.
October 23, 2020
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Last spring, when the coronavirus pandemic was new to North America, Alaska Native communities kept infections away by strictly limiting travel, requiring quarantines, mandating mask use and imposing other safety rules.
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