Friday, May 22, 2020

Alaska COVID-19 Count Friday May 22, 2020 2 New Cases, 0 New Recoveries,0 New Hospitalizations

If the virus is lurking among asymptomatic folks, the loosening of restrictions hasn't resulted in a sharp resurgence yet.  We're staying under a handful of new cases per day.  Will that change as more fisher folk arrive from The Lower 48?  We'll see.  But so far so good.


CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES ALASKA MARCH/APRIL/May 2020
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
new/totalhos=hospital

12th  = 0/013th = 1/114th = 0/115th = 0/1
16th = 0/117th = 2/318th = 3/619th = 3/920th = 3/1221st= 2/1422nd= 8/22
23rd=14/3624th =6/42
1 hos 1 dead
25th = 17/59
3 hos 1 dead
26th = 10/69
3 hos 1 dead
27th =16/89
5 hos 2 dead
28th = 13/102
6 hos 2 dead
29th= 12/114
7 hos  3 dead
30th=5/119
7 hos 3 dead
31st= 14/133
9 hos 3 dead





April 2020

1st=  10/143
hos 3 dead
2nd=8(6)/149
13 hos 3 dead
3rd=8(11)157
15 hos 3 dead
4th=15/171
16 hos 5 dead
5th= 14/185
20 hos 6 dead
6th=6/191
23 hosp
6 dead
7th= 22/213
23 hosp 6 Dead29 recovered
8th= 13/226
27 hosp 7 dead
32 recovered
9th= 9/235
27 hosp 7 dead
49 recovered
10th=11/246
28 hosp 7 dead
55 recovered
11th=11/257
31 hosp 8 dead
63 recovered
12th= 15/272
31 hosp 8 dead
66 recovered
13th= 5/277
32 Hosp 8 dead
85 Recovered
14th = 8/285
32 Hosp 9 dead
98 Recovered
15th= 8/293
34 Hosp 9 dead
106 Recovered
16th= 7/300
35 hosp 9 dead
110 recovered
17th=  9/309
36 hosp 9 dead
128 recovered
18th =  5/315
36 hos 9 dead
147 Recovered
19th= 4/319
36 hos 9 dead
153Recovered
20th 2/321
36 hos 9 dead
161 recovered
21st 8/329
36 hos 9 dead
168 recovered
22nd  6/335
36 hos  dead
196recovered
23nd  2/337
36 hos  dead
209recovered
24th  2/339
36 hos  dead
208recovered (-1 from 4/23)
25th  0/339
36 hos  dead
217recovered
26th  2/341
36 hos  dead
217recovered
27th  4/345
37 hos  dead
218recovered
28th  6/351
37 hos  dead
228 recovered
29th  4/355
36 hos  dead
240recovered
30th  0/355
36 hos  dead
252recovered



May 2020



1st  9/364
36 hos  dead
254recovered
2nd  1/365
36 hos  dead
261recovered
3rd  3/368
36 hos  dead
262recovered
4th  2/370
37 hos  dead
263recovered
5th  1/371
38 hos  dead
277 recovered
6th  1/372
38 hos 10 dead
284recovered
7th  2/374
38 hos 10 dead
291recovered
8th  3/377
38 hos 10 dead
305recovered
9th  1/378
38 hos 10 dead
318recovered
10th  1/379
38 hos 10 dead
324recovered
11th  1/381
38 hos 10 dead
328recovered
12th  2/383
38 hos 10 dead
334 recovered
13th  0/383
38 hos 10 dead
335recovered
14th  4/387
39 hos 10 dead
339recovered
15th  1/388
41 hos 10 dead
343recovered
16th  4/392
43 hos 10 dead
344recovered
17th  4/396
43 hos 10 dead
344recovered
18th  3/399
43 hos 10 dead
345recovered
19th  0/399
43 hos 10 dead
348 recovered
20th  3/402
44 hos 10 dead
352recovered
21st  0/402
44 hos 10 dead
356recovered
22st  2/404
44 hos 10 dead
356recovered




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Note: there were nearly 1900 more tests reported yesterday, 41,446 (cumulative), up from 39,545.



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Thursday, May 21, 2020

Attorney Who Won Huge Lawsuit Against Chevron On Behalf Of Amazonian Indigenous People Now Facing Chevron Retaliation

Steve Donziger is a name you should know.
 "Donziger won a historic $9.5 billion pollution judgment against Chevron on behalf of Indigenous peoples in Ecuador."
Chevron refused to abide by the Ecuadorian ruling and has been retaliating against the attorney who won the case.  If you don't know about this already, I recommend this article. 

Here is the gist:
Garbus, Frisch and a team of trial lawyers representing Donziger have argued the contempt case is tainted with misconduct, as follows: 
  • Kaplan charged Donziger with contempt after the lawyer filed an appeal challenging an unprecedented order by the judge that he turn over his computer and cell phone to Chevron -- a brazen intrusion into the normally sacrosanct attorney-client privilege. It is considered highly unusual for a judge to charge a lawyer with criminal contempt over a constitutional issue that is pending appeal. 
  • Even more odd is that Kaplan’s charges that resulted in Donziger’s detention originally were rejected by the New York federal prosecutor. In an apparently unprecedented maneuver, Kaplan then appointed the Seward firm to “prosecute” in the name of the government without disclosing the law firm had Chevron and several Chevron-related entities as clients -- posing an egregious conflict of interest and violating Department of Justice policy that requires prosecutors to maintain strict neutrality. 
  • The Seward firm also failed to disclose on repeated occasions to Donziger in open court that Chevron was a client. The Seward firm is so close to Chevron that it is even asserting privilege for the company today over critical documents Donziger needs to defend himself in the contempt case. 
  • In February, during argument before a federal appellate court over Donziger’s detention, Seward partner Glavin never disclosed that her firm had financial ties to Chevron. In 2008, Glavin was found by an independent special prosecutor to have committed misconduct when she helped hide critical evidence from the defense in the high-profile case against then Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. The case eventually was dismissed as a result. (See here.) 
  • Preska has not denied that she and Kaplan communicate regularly about the case and that Kaplan has refused to disqualify himself, a customary practice by judges who file contempt charges to ensure impartiality. As a result, for all practical purposes, Donziger has a “two-headed judge” presiding over his case, said Garbus.  
“Kaplan seems to be trying to pre-ordain the outcome by appointing his best friend and ideological ally to preside without a jury,” said Garbus. “It is clear Steven cannot get a fair trial. His detention is a reflection of what appears to be an egregious lack of fairness. The charges seem to be about retaliation from a corporate polluter and its judicial allies, not about justice or law.”  

Alaska COVID-19 Count Thursday May 21, 2020 -0 New Cases, 4 New Recoveries,0 New Hospitalization




Let's hope things stay this way - no new cases every day.  But these are only the officially recognized cases.  We don't know how many people are out there untested and asymptomatic.  But there were lots of new tests reported yesterday - over 2000 from the day before.  How many of those are newly tested people and how many are repeats because of their work?  We aren't getting that information.








CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES ALASKA MARCH/APRIL/May 2020
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
new/totalhos=hospital

12th  = 0/013th = 1/114th = 0/115th = 0/1
16th = 0/117th = 2/318th = 3/619th = 3/920th = 3/1221st= 2/1422nd= 8/22
23rd=14/3624th =6/42
1 hos 1 dead
25th = 17/59
3 hos 1 dead
26th = 10/69
3 hos 1 dead
27th =16/89
5 hos 2 dead
28th = 13/102
6 hos 2 dead
29th= 12/114
7 hos  3 dead
30th=5/119
7 hos 3 dead
31st= 14/133
9 hos 3 dead





April 2020

1st=  10/143
hos 3 dead
2nd=8(6)/149
13 hos 3 dead
3rd=8(11)157
15 hos 3 dead
4th=15/171
16 hos 5 dead
5th= 14/185
20 hos 6 dead
6th=6/191
23 hosp
6 dead
7th= 22/213
23 hosp 6 Dead29 recovered
8th= 13/226
27 hosp 7 dead
32 recovered
9th= 9/235
27 hosp 7 dead
49 recovered
10th=11/246
28 hosp 7 dead
55 recovered
11th=11/257
31 hosp 8 dead
63 recovered
12th= 15/272
31 hosp 8 dead
66 recovered
13th= 5/277
32 Hosp 8 dead
85 Recovered
14th = 8/285
32 Hosp 9 dead
98 Recovered
15th= 8/293
34 Hosp 9 dead
106 Recovered
16th= 7/300
35 hosp 9 dead
110 recovered
17th=  9/309
36 hosp 9 dead
128 recovered
18th =  5/315
36 hos 9 dead
147 Recovered
19th= 4/319
36 hos 9 dead
153Recovered
20th 2/321
36 hos 9 dead
161 recovered
21st 8/329
36 hos 9 dead
168 recovered
22nd  6/335
36 hos  dead
196recovered
23nd  2/337
36 hos  dead
209recovered
24th  2/339
36 hos  dead
208recovered (-1 from 4/23)
25th  0/339
36 hos  dead
217recovered
26th  2/341
36 hos  dead
217recovered
27th  4/345
37 hos  dead
218recovered
28th  6/351
37 hos  dead
228 recovered
29th  4/355
36 hos  dead
240recovered
30th  0/355
36 hos  dead
252recovered



May 2020



1st  9/364
36 hos  dead
254recovered
2nd  1/365
36 hos  dead
261recovered
3rd  3/368
36 hos  dead
262recovered
4th  2/370
37 hos  dead
263recovered
5th  1/371
38 hos  dead
277 recovered
6th  1/372
38 hos 10 dead
284recovered
7th  2/374
38 hos 10 dead
291recovered
8th  3/377
38 hos 10 dead
305recovered
9th  1/378
38 hos 10 dead
318recovered
10th  1/379
38 hos 10 dead
324recovered
11th  1/381
38 hos 10 dead
328recovered
12th  2/383
38 hos 10 dead
334 recovered
13th  0/383
38 hos 10 dead
335recovered
14th  4/387
39 hos 10 dead
339recovered
15th  1/388
41 hos 10 dead
343recovered
16th  4/392
43 hos 10 dead
344recovered
17th  4/396
43 hos 10 dead
344recovered
18th  3/399
43 hos 10 dead
345recovered
19th  0/399
43 hos 10 dead
348 recovered
20th  3/402
44 hos 10 dead
352recovered
21st  0/402
44 hos 10 dead
356recovered






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