CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020
DHSS today announced 495 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 485 were residents in: Anchorage (184), Fairbanks (65), Wasilla (40), Kenai (25), North Pole (22), Palmer (20), Soldotna (18), Kodiak (17), Utqiaġvik (16), Juneau (9), Eagle River (8), Sitka (6), Fairbanks North Star Borough (5), Nikiski (5), Bethel (4), Chugiak (4), Homer (4), Seward (4), Bethel Census Area (3), Craig (2), Delta Junction (2), Denali Borough (2), Girdwood (2), Haines (2), Kenai Peninsula Borough North (2), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (2), Willow (2), and one each in Chevak, Ketchikan, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Meadow Lakes, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Sterling, Wrangell, Valdez, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, and one unknown location.
Ten new nonresident cases were identified yesterday:
Fairbanks: one with purposes under investigation
Unalaska: two with purpose under investigation
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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 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.