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updated 11/19/21 City of Valdez received notice from DHSS that a Valdez COVID death from a few months ago will be included in the DHSS case count update on Friday, 12/17/21. DHSS will indicate this is not a recent death and being reported following death certificate review. Valdez Public Health […]

Poetry Month 4/21/21

Poetry Month 4/21/21

A Patch of Blue-Haiku A patch of blue ridesOver draperies of mistCold river warm air7, Riding the Rich Tuesday AM 7, Through my windshield Magical mist Blankets the river On the left To the right Sits the Moon Fresh peach Full to bursting Advertisement Perched between two peaks A turn […]

5.7 17 Miles from Cantwell Sways the Area 9:10am 4/8/21

5.7 17 Miles from Cantwell Sways the Area 9:10am 4/8/21

Preliminary information from the United States Geological Survey state that the 5.7 magnitude earthquake was 27 km southeast of Cantwell, which is 323 miles from Valdez, at 9:10:18 this morning at a depth of 77.7 km.

COVID Cases Surge in Valdez

COVID Cases Surge in Valdez

Since the time of our last weekly summary on Mar. 26, the community of Valdez received notification of 26 new resident cases and five new non-resident cases of COVID-19. Additionally, one previously announced adult resident case was treated at Providence Valdez Medical Center on Thursday for worsening symptoms and transferred by medivac to an Anchorage hospital for further care.