Thread by @annezinkmd

656 new people were identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 639 were residents in: Anchorage (262), Wasilla (91), Bethel Census Area (55), Fairbanks (37), Palmer (29), Chugiak (16), Soldotna (16), Eagle River (13), Kenai (12), Kodiak (11), Nome (10), Kusilvak Census Area (8),

Juneau (7), North Pole (7), Sitka (7), Utqiaġvik (7) Bethel (6), Kenai Peninsula Borough North (4), Sterling (4), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (4), Delta Junction (3), Kotzebue (3), Big Lake (2), Chevak (2), Dillingham (2), Homer (2), North Slope Borough (2),

Northwest Arctic Borough (2), Seward (2), and one each in Denali Borough, Fritz Creek, Girdwood, Houston, Ketchikan, Kodiak Island Borough, Nikiski, Petersburg, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sutton-Alpine, Unalaska, Valdez-Cordova Census Area and Yakutat & Hoonah-Angoon.

17 new nonresident cases were identified yesterday:
•Seven in Anchorage with purpose under investigation
•Five in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area with purpose in mining
•One in Fairbanks with purpose under investigation
•One in Wasilla with purpose in tourism

•Two with location and purpose under investigation
•One with location under investigation with purpose "other"

11 resident cases were added and one nonresident case was added to the dashboard through data verification procedures.

This brings the total number of Alaska resident cases to 30,204 and the total number of nonresident cases to 1,240.

ALERT LEVELS – The current statewide alert level, based on the average daily case rate over 14 days per 100,000, is high at 79.87 cases per 100,000.

All regions in Alaska except for one are in high alert status with widespread community transmission occurring.
High (>10 cases/100,000)
•YK-Delta Region: 166.14 cases per 100,000
•Anchorage Municipality: 108.45 cases per 100,000

•Kenai Peninsula Borough: 104.02 cases per 100,000
•Other Interior Region: 62.45 cases per 100,000
•Mat-Su Region: 62.34 cases per 100,000
•NW Region: 50.25 cases per 100,000
•Fairbanks North Star Borough: 42.46 cases per 100,000

•Southwest Region: 38.3 cases per 100,000
• Juneau City and Borough: 25.9 cases per 100,000
• Other Southeast Region - Northern: 24.4 cases per 100,000
• Other Southeast Region - Southern: 13.3 cases per 100,000

CASES: SEX & AGES – Of the 639 Alaska residents, 325 are male and 312 are female. 43 are under the age of 10; 85 are aged 10-19; 121 are aged 20-29; 119 are aged 30-39; 109 are aged 40-49; 74 are aged 50-59; 53 are aged 60-69; 26 are aged 70-79 and nine are aged 80 or older.

CASES: HOSPITALIZATIONS & DEATHS – There have been a total of 706 hospitalizations and 120 deaths, with 28 new hospitalizations and sadly we also lost two women from Anchorage, one in her 70s and one over 80. To their families, we are so very sorry for your loss.

Currently 141 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are hospitalized and 12 additional PUI for a total of 153 current COVID-related hospitalizations. Twenty-five of these patients are on ventilators. The percentage of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is 17.1%.

TESTING – A total of 999,054 tests have been conducted, with 27,518 tests conducted in the previous seven days. The average percentage of daily positive tests for the previous seven days is 6.9%.