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Alaska Dispatch News on 2022-02-02 22:48

Slowdown in Alaska’s COVID-19 case rate is a potential sign of omicron surge’s peak

Hospitals in Alaska have been pinched for weeks due to increased patient counts and a high number of staff callouts related to the virus.

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