Alaska reports over 700 new coronavirus cases in the date update on Tuesday, including 10 deaths and 209 hospitalizations statewide. The coronavirus case count included 694 resident cases and 32 nonresident cases totaling 726 cases.
Several of those cases were reported across the Kenai Peninsula, including 10 in Kenai, 9 in Seward, 8 in Homer, 6 in Anchor Point, 4 in Soldotna, 3 in Nikiski, 2 in Kenai Peninsula Borough North, and 1 in Sterling. Seward also reported 1 nonresident case.
There have been a total of 2,371 resident hospitalizations and 542 deaths. Yesterday there were 29 new resident hospitalizations and 10 Alaska resident deaths reported.
All 10 Alaska residents died recently:
- Female Anchorage resident 80 years or older
- Female Anchorage resident in her 70s
- Female Anchorage resident in her 70s
- Male Anchorage resident in his 50s
- Male Anchorage resident in his 50s
- Female Anchorage resident in her 50s
- Male Anchorage resident in his 50s
- Female Anchorage resident in her 40s
- Female Kenai resident in her 60s
- Female Southeast Fairbanks Census Area resident in her 50s
There are currently 209 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are hospitalized and five additional patients who are considered persons under investigation (PUI) for a total of 214 current COVID-related hospitalizations. Thirty-three of these patients are on ventilators. The percentage of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is 18.8%.
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 1,201.1. For boroughs and census areas: 25 areas are at the high alert level, including the Kenai Peninsula Region.
63% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have received at least their first vaccine dose. 59.1% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have been fully vaccinated. 49.5% of the Kenai Peninsula Region are fully vaccinated.