Outside experts at National Economic Research Associates and the international law firm Morrison & Foerster were hired to help the state analyze Hilcorp’s finances along with the $5.6 billion deal in which Hilcorp, a private company based in Texas, is purchasing Alaska assets from BP.

The airline first announced its policy requiring all passengers to wear masks at the beginning of May.

Updated 6:44 p.m.: Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who met with reporters for the first time in weeks Tuesday evening to discuss the new numbers, pointed to rising case counts "all across the world" but maintained that Alaska's case numbers "in most respects are still very, very low."