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A Fairbanks man in his 20s has died from Covid-19, state health officials reported Thursday, as local virus transmission rates continue to lead the state.
On Thursday alone, more than one-fourth of all Alaskan cases â 22 total â were registered in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Most of the people contracting the virus are in their 20s and 30s, according to the state Covid-19 Case Dashboard.
âWhile a lot of folks in our community have moved on beyond Covid, we haven t and our staff hasnât,â said Shelley Ebenal, executive director at Foundation Health Partners. âWe are not out of Covid. I know our community is tired, and I know they don t want to wear a mask, and I know they want this to be over, and thatâs great; I get it. But itâs not.â
Print article COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are trending down in Alaska but not in Fairbanks, which is now experiencing its worst coronavirus outbreak so far since the pandemic began. The Interior region’s recent surge in cases and now hospitalizations is largely being driven by younger, unvaccinated Alaskans, and is stretching Fairbanks Memorial Hospital’s capacity and staffing to a breaking point, health officials said Wednesday. “I wish we were at a point in the pandemic where we were not talking about hospital systems being overwhelmed, but currently the Fairbanks region is pushing that limit right now,” Dr. Anne Zink, the state’s chief medical officer, said during a public information call this week.
COVID Spike Pushes Fairbanks Hospital to Its Limit
The hospital’s increasing number of patients plus its limited supply of respiratory equipment and limited hospital staffing means providers may soon need to start medically evacuating patients to other hospitals.
May 06, 2021 • (TNS) - COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are trending down in Alaska but not in Fairbanks, which is now experiencing its worst coronavirus outbreak so far since the pandemic began.
The Interior region s recent surge in cases and now hospitalizations is largely being driven by younger, unvaccinated Alaskans, and is stretching Fairbanks Memorial Hospital s capacity and staffing to a breaking point, health officials said Wednesday.