The Department of Health and Social Services announced 182 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska over the weekend, combined across Saturday and Sunday’s reports. The Kenai Peninsula saw only two new reported cases over the weekend, a resident of Seward and a resident of Homer.
The majority of the state’s new cases came from Anchorage where 85 residents tested positive.
There are currently 4,565 active cases of COVID-19 among Alaska residents. 206 of those cases are residents of the Kenai Peninsula, an overall increase of 11 cases from this same time last Monday. Among the current active cases, 70 are in Soldotna, 61 in Kenai, 35 in Homer, and 16 in Sterling.
The Kenai Peninsula’s rate of daily tests with positive results has been under 1.0% since late August, including a rate of around 0.8% over the weekend. As recently as mid-August, the rate of positive tests was just under 3.0% during the weekend of August 15 and 16.
With rates of new COVID-19 cases remaining on the low-end of the spectrum, schools throughout the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District remain open to in-school learning
