Alaskans are getting COVID-19 in record numbers as some treatments become scarce

Also: Work can begin this year on a fix for the Denali Park Road Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Pipers Restaurant and Sports Lounge]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, January 14. In today's newsletter: - Alaskans are getting COVID-19 in record numbers as some treatments’ scarcity prioritizes those most at risk. - With funding from the infrastructure bill, work can begin this year on a bridge at the Denali Park Road landslide area. - The Anchorage School District extended its mask requirement as omicron continues to surge. We have a recipe this week from Kim Sunée for [lemon pepper garlic chicken]( that we are definitely going to try in my household. I also highly recommend her [2019 recipe]( for crispy chicken thighs with creamy soy and Swiss chard. 🌥️ Anchorage weather It's partly cloudy today in Anchorage, with a high expected near 37 degrees and a chance of rain. It's likely to snow on Saturday, with possible accumulation of up to 2 inches. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Elizabeth Harball, eharball@adn.com [Alaskans are getting COVID-19 in record numbers as some treatments’ scarcity prioritizes those most at risk]( [Alaskans are getting COVID-19 in record numbers as some treatments’ scarcity prioritizes those most at risk]( Alaska is so low on its supply of certain COVID-19 treatments that only the most severely at-risk people will likely have access to them — all while unprecedented numbers of Alaskans are testing positive during the current omicron surge. [Read More]( [With funding, work can begin this year on bridge at Denali Park Road landslide area]( [With funding, work can begin this year on bridge at Denali Park Road landslide area]( Millions of dollars in federal funding from the infrastructure bill will allow construction to begin this year on a permanent fix for a troublesome portion of the Denali Park Road that has been damaged by an ongoing landslide. [Read More]( [Anchorage School District extends mask requirement as omicron continues to surge]( [Anchorage School District extends mask requirement as omicron continues to surge]( The Anchorage School District will continue to require masks in its buildings, with no end date for now, as virus cases within the district — and Anchorage overall — continue to rise. [Read More]( [Gun seller fatally shoots 1 of 2 men who planned to rob him, North Pole police say]( [Gun seller fatally shoots 1 of 2 men who planned to rob him, North Pole police say]( A firearms sale in which two men planned to rob the seller resulted in one of the men being shot dead, the North Pole Police Department said. [Read More]( [Fairbanks murder trial delayed by COVID-19]( [Fairbanks murder trial delayed by COVID-19]( The trial of a Maine man charged with murder and sexual assault of an Alaska woman in 1993 was postponed after the first day of testimony Wednesday due to COVID-19 exposure. [Read More]( More from the ADN [Far-right personality ‘Baked Alaska’ gets 30 days in jail over assault at Arizona bar]( [Far-right personality ‘Baked Alaska’ gets 30 days in jail over assault at Arizona bar]( [Read More]( [Governor declares disaster for parts of Southeast Alaska hit by major winter storm]( [Governor declares disaster for parts of Southeast Alaska hit by major winter storm]( [Read More]( [Storm winds down as driving conditions improve along Seward Highway south of Anchorage]( [Storm winds down as driving conditions improve along Seward Highway south of Anchorage]( [Read More]( [Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 rapid tests starting Wednesday]( [Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 rapid tests starting Wednesday]( [Read More]( [National School Boards Association stumbles into politics and is blasted apart]( [National School Boards Association stumbles into politics and is blasted apart]( [Read More]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for about $4 per week]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503