Petersburg recorded its second COVID-19 death on Friday according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Service's COVID-19 Dashboard.

The Alaska COVID-19 data summary reported that the death in Petersburg was a male in his 70s. The Petersburg COVID-19 Dashboard has listed that there are five active cases in Petersburg as of July 28 with 55.0% of the population fully vaccinated.

Alaska reported 562 new cases between July 23 and 25, which has also seen the statewide alert level remain high. The alert level is determined by the average daily case rate per 100,000 people over 14 days. A da...