On Tuesday, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 861 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths and 196 hospitalizations in the data update from Tuesday. That includes 835 resident cases and 26 nonresident cases.
Resident cases across the Kenai Peninsula include 25 in Kenai, 11 in Soldotna, 5 in Sterling, 4 in Nikiski, 3 in Homer, 2 in Anchor Point, 2 in Kenai Peninsula Borough North, and 1 in Kenai Peninsula Borough South.
The individuals who died were:
- an Anchorage male resident aged 80+
- an Anchorage male resident in his 70s
- an Anchorage male resident in his 70s
- a female Anchorage resident in her 70s
- a female Soldotna resident in her 70s
- a female Dillingham Census Area resident in her 60s
There are currently 196 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are hospitalized and 11 additional patients who are considered persons under investigation (PUI) for a total of 207 current COVID-related hospitalizations. Thirty-four 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 803.0. For boroughs and census areas: 25 areas are at the high alert level, including the Kenai Peninsula Region.
62.5% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have received at least their first vaccine dose. 57.5% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have been fully vaccinated. 48.3% of the Kenai Peninsula Region are considered fully vaccinated.