The tiny city of Kake, Alaska covers just under eight square miles of land on Kupreanof Island, one of the remote islands that make up southeastern Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago. It’s one of only two real settlements on the island, and because it isn’t on any road system, it’s only accessible by a twice-a-week state ferry, or by plane. (“Except for weather-related interruptions,” a U.S. Department of Transportation website says of the daily flights.)

But Alaska hasn’t been exempt from the coronavirus pandemic—it wasn’t even the last U.S. state to report a confirmed case—and as of this writing, the state has had 300 confirmed cases and nine deaths attributed…