The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases and close to two dozen deaths in the data release on Monday from Friday through Sunday. That number includes three separate 1,000-plus COVID case days. The number also recorded 3,878 resident and 147 nonresident cases.
Across the Kenai Peninsula, Kenai reported 109 new cases, Soldotna 61, Seward 30, Nikiski 26, Homer 20, Sterling 7, Kenai Peninsula Borough North 6, Anchor Point 5, and Kenai Peninsula Borough South 2. Of the 147 nonresident cases reported in Alaska, Seward reported 2 and Soldotna reported 2.
There have been a total of 2,342 resident hospitalizations and 532 deaths. Over the past three days, there were seven new resident hospitalizations, 18 Alaska resident deaths and three nonresident deaths reported.
18 Alaska resident deaths:
- Female Fairbanks resident 80 years or older
- Male Fairbanks resident in his 40s
- Male Wasilla resident in his 70s
- Male Wasilla resident in his 70s
- Female Wasilla resident in her 70s
- Male Palmer resident in his 60s
- Female Anchorage resident 80 years or older
- Female Anchorage resident 80 years or older
- Male Anchorage resident in his 70s
- Female Anchorage resident in her 70s
- Female Anchorage resident in her 60s
- Male Anchorage resident in his 60s
- Male Anchorage resident in his 60s
- Male Anchorage resident in his 50s
- Female Anchor Point resident 80 years or older
- Male Homer resident in his 50s
- Male Kodiak resident in his 50s
- Male Ketchikan resident 80 years or older
Three nonresident deaths were also identified:
- Male nonresident in his 40s diagnosed in Anchorage
- Male nonresident in his 30s diagnosed in Anchorage
- Male nonresident in his 50s diagnosed in Seward
NOTE: Monday’s data summary includes another large batch of COVID-related deaths. Most of the deaths were identified through death certificate review from July-September, with a few recent fatalities in September. Please see this webpage for more information on the process used to report COVID-19 deaths: dhss.alaska.gov/dph/epi/id/
There are currently 215 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are hospitalized and six additional patients who are considered persons under investigation (PUI) for a total of 221 current COVID-related hospitalizations. Thirty-six of these patients are on ventilators. The percentage of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is 18.3%.
The current statewide alert level – based on the reported number of cases per 100,000 people over the past 7 days – is high (red) at 1,223.1. For boroughs and census areas: 25 areas are at the high alert level, including the Kenai Peninsula Region.
62.9% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have received at least their first vaccine dose. 58.9% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have been fully vaccinated. 49.1% of the Kenai Peninsula Region are considered fully vaccinated.