The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced three new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. One of the cases is in Soldotna. Among the other cases, one is in Anchorage and one in Wasilla. This brings the total number of Alaska cases to 664.
Alaska’s active case count is now 235, up two from Sunday’s count. As the counts rise, Alaska remains in its “highest active case count” status. Six of those active cases are on the Kenai Peninsula.
One new nonresident case was also identified in a seafood industry worker in the Aleutians East Census Area. This brings the total number of nonresident cases to 76.
Of the new Alaska cases, one is male and two are female. One is aged 30-39, one is aged 40-49, and one is aged 70-79. There have been a total of 53 hospitalizations and 12 deaths with one new hospitalization and no new deaths reported. Recovered cases now total 417, with six new recovered cases. A total of 74,437 tests have been conducted, including 4,170 in the Kenai Peninsula. The average percentage of daily positive tests for the previous three days is 0.62%.
This report reflects data from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on June 14 that posted at noon today on the Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub.
