The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 4 new deaths, over 200 hospitalizations and another 1,000+ COVID case day in the data update Wednesday. It includes 976 resident cases and 33 nonresident cases totaling 1,009 new COVID-19 cases.
Across the Kenai Peninsula, Kenai reported 18 cases, Soldotna 15, Seward 13, Homer 10, Anchor Point 9, Kenai Peninsula Borough North 2, Sterling 2, and Kenai Peninsula Borough South 1. Kenai reported two additional nonresident cases.
There have been a total of 2,393 resident hospitalizations and 546 deaths. On Wednesday, there were 22 new resident hospitalizations and four Alaska resident deaths reported.
All four Alaska residents died recently:
- Female Anchorage resident in her 70s
- Female Anchorage resident in her 60s
- Male Anchorage resident in his 40s
- Male Anchorage resident in his 40s
There are currently 207 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are hospitalized and seven additional patients who are considered persons under investigation (PUI) for a total of 214 current COVID-related hospitalizations. Thirty-nine of these patients are on ventilators. The percentage of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is 18.1%.
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 1,167.2. For boroughs and census areas: 26 areas are at the high alert level, including the Kenai Peninsula Region.
63.1% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have received at least their first vaccine dose. 60% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have been fully vaccinated. 49.9% of the Kenai Peninsula Region are fully vaccinated.