Editorial

Just look at the numbers.

More than 2,200 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska over July 15-25.

More than 200 active cases in Sitka alone last week, winning the top spot for the worst outbreak in the state.

Almost 60 active cases in Cordova, a town of 2,800, resulting in the closure of a seafood processing plant.

Juneau reported 44 new cases over the weekend, and more than 150 in the past two weeks. The city brought back restrictions to contain the spread of the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus.

Case counts in Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan all were higher than last month's numb...