Health officials are confirming more than 200 new coronavirus cases in Alaska.
The state Department of Health and Social Services reported 211 new resident cases yesterday and four new nonresident cases. 211 are residents in: Anchorage (83), Fairbanks (27), Wasilla (14), Bethel Census Area (12), Bethel (7), North Pole (6), Palmer (6), Utqiaġvik (6), Eagle River (5), Juneau (5), Soldotna (5), Chugiak (4), Kotzebue (4), Northwest Arctic Borough (4), Homer (3), Kenai (3), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (3), Chevak (2), Delta Junction (2), Fairbanks North Star Borough (2), Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (2) and one each in Bristol Bay/Lake & Peninsula boroughs, Girdwood, Kenai Peninsula Borough North, Kenai Peninsula Borough South, Nikiski and Seward.
Four new nonresident cases were identified in:
- Anchorage: three with purposes still under investigation.
- Prudhoe Bay: one in ‘Oil North Slope’ industry.
Nine resident cases have been added to the data dashboard through data verification procedures. This brings the total number of Alaska resident cases to 10,980 and the total number of nonresident cases to 1,036.
ALERT LEVELS – The current statewide alert level, based on the average daily case rate over 14 days per 100,000 population, is high at 24.3 per 100,000. Regional alert levels are noted below:
High (>10 cases/100,000)
Northwest Region: 39.06 cases per 100,000
YK-Delta Region: 37.19 cases per 100,000
Fairbanks North Star Borough: 33.29 per 100,000 population
Anchorage Municipality: 32.23 cases per 100,000 population
Other Interior Region: 17.06 per 100,000 population
Juneau City and Borough: 14.07 per 100,000 population
Kenai Peninsula Borough: 11.99 per 100,000 population
Matanuska-Susitna Region: 11.48 per 100,000 population
Intermediate (5-10 cases/100,000)
Southwest Region: 7.17 per 100,000 population
Low (<5 cases/100,000)
Other Southeast Region – Southern: 4.3 per 100,000 population
Other Southeast Region – Northern: 2.44 per 100,000 population
CASES: SEX & AGES – Of the 211 Alaska residents, 119 are male and 92 are female. Twelve are under the age of 10; 25 are aged 10-19; 49 are aged 20-29; 36 are aged 30-39; 25 are aged 40-49; 31 are aged 50-59; 20 are aged 60-69; 12 are aged 70-79 and one is aged 80 or older.
CASES: HOSPITALIZATIONS & DEATHS – There have been a total of 361 hospitalizations and 67 deaths, with no new recent deaths reported. Individuals who no longer require isolation (recovered cases) total 5,853.
There are currently 45 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are hospitalized and 28 additional patients who are considered persons under investigation (PUI) for a total of 73 current COVID-related hospitalizations. Eleven of these patients are on ventilators.
TESTING – A total of 532,711 tests have been conducted, with 12,299 tests conducted in the previous seven days. The average percentage of daily positive tests for the previous seven days is 4.78%.
Sunday marks the 25th straight day that Alaska has seen more than 100 new cases of COVID-19.