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We re making this important information available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider supporting independent journalism in Alaska, at just $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. Alaska on Monday reported 152 coronavirus infections and no deaths associated with COVID-19, according to the Department of Health and Social Services. The daily case count marks another new low since October after Sunday’s report of 185 new people testing positive for COVID-19. Through November, infection numbers soared to an unprecedented statewide high. The number of infections reported daily remains higher than reports through the spring, summer and early fall.
COVID-19 case counts are still significantly higher than they were in spring, summer and early fall, but this week dipped below unprecedented highs seen over the past several weeks. In total, 183 Alaskans and one nonresident with COVID-19 have died since the pandemic began here in March. Alaska’s overall death rate per capita is among the lowest in the country, but officials say the state’s vast geography and vulnerable health care system complicate comparisons with other states. By Saturday, 126 people were hospitalized with the illness, as were eight people with suspected cases. In total, they made up roughly 14.6% of the state’s hospital patients. And Alaska’s intensive care unit bed capacity was in the red zone, with more than 75% of those beds occupied statewide. In Anchorage on Saturday, there were four adult intensive care unit beds available.
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We re making this important information available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider supporting independent journalism in Alaska, at just $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. Alaska on Wednesday reported 616 new COVID-19 infections and two new deaths, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services. The two deaths were of an Anchorage resident in his 60s and a Chugiak resident in his 60s, the first from that Anchorage suburb. Wednesday’s higher case count followed a dip to 284 cases reported Tuesday, the lowest in nearly two months and coming two weeks after Anchorage entered a monthlong modified version of a hunker-down aimed at bringing case counts down and protecting hospital capacity.
State data showed all three deaths involved Anchorage residents. In total, 178 Alaskans and one nonresident with COVID-19 have died since the pandemic began here in March. Alaska’s overall death rate per capita is among the lowest in the country, but officials say it’s difficult to compare Alaska to other states because of its vast geography and vulnerable health care system. By Tuesday, there were 133 people with COVID-19 hospitalized statewide and another seven people in hospitals who were suspected to have the virus. In total, 14.6% of people hospitalized in Alaska had COVID-19. Throughout the state there were 38
staffed adult intensive care unit beds left open. In Anchorage, where the state’s sickest patients often end up, only three
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We re making this important information available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider supporting independent journalism in Alaska, at just $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. Alaska reported 427 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and no new deaths, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services. In total, 175 Alaskans and one nonresident with COVID-19 have died since the pandemic began here in March. Alaska’s overall death rate per capita is among the lowest in the country, but officials say it’s difficult to compare Alaska to other states because of its vast geography and vulnerable health care system.