The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 984 new COVID-19 cases and 203 hospitalizations, 3 new deaths in the data update on Friday. That number includes 971 resident and 13 nonresident cases. Across the Kenai Peninsula, Soldotna reported 18 new cases, Kenai with 17, Kenai Peninsula Borough North 8, Anchor Point with 2 and Nikiski with 2.
The three deaths were listed as recent, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services. They included a male Nome resident in his 60s, and a female Fairbanks resident in her 40s. The third was a nonresident who died was a male in his 40s who was diagnosed in Utqiaġvik.
There are currently 203 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are hospitalized and 17 additional patients who are considered persons under investigation (PUI) for a total of 220 current COVID-related hospitalizations. Twenty-two of these patients are on ventilators. The percentage of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is 16.9%.
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 867.61. For boroughs and census areas: 24 areas are at the high alert level, including the Kenai Peninsula Region.
64.2% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have received their first vaccine dose. 59.1% of Alaskans aged 12 and older have been fully vaccinated. 49.4% of the Kenai Peninsula Region are considered fully vaccinated.
Due to the Alaska Day state holiday on Monday Oct. 18, the next data summary will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 for the reporting period of Oct. 15-18.
