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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 $3.69 a week for an online subscription. Alaska on Wednesday reported 146
coronavirus infections and no deaths linked to COVID-19, according to data from the Department of Health and Social Services. Alaska’s average daily case counts have begun to decline again statewide. However, most regions in the state are still in the highest alert category based on their current per capita rate of infection, and health officials continue to encourage Alaskans to wear face coverings in public, avoid large gatherings, wash their hands frequently and get vaccinated against COVID-19 to prevent further spread.
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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 $3.69 a week for an online subscription. Alaska will soon have enough COVID-19 vaccine available in the state for every eligible resident, the state’s top doctor said Wednesday. “By the end of May, we will have enough vaccine for every Alaskan to get vaccinated who’s 16 and above,” Dr. Anne Zink, the state’s chief medical officer said during a public information call. That estimate is based on how much vaccine the state has already received, as well as projected allocation numbers for May, she said. Data available from the state shows that Alaska will have received just over 508,000 first doses of vaccine by the end of April.
KETCHIKAN (KDN) â Through the standard review of death certificates from the past few months, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Thursday reported 20 COVID-19 deaths, two involving residents of Southeast Alaska communities.
Nineteen of the deaths involved Alaska residents and one involved a nonresident, according to a DHSS statement on Thursday.
As of midnight Wednesday, 310 Alaskans and five nonresidents have died of COVID-19.
During a regularly scheduled media briefing on Thursday, DHSS Infectious Disease Program Manager Louisa Castrodale said that none of the deaths recorded on Wednesday were recent and reported Thursday. Basically, these were deaths that occurred as far back as December, Castrodale said. A fair number of them had occurred in February and then some in March.
Print article Alaska on Wednesday reported 201 coronavirus infections and no COVID-19-related deaths, according to data from the Department of Health and Social Services. Although case counts and hospitalizations in Alaska remain below what they were during a peak in November and December, the state’s average daily case rate has been increasing in recent weeks. Most regions in the state are still in the highest alert category based on their current per capita rate of infection. Health officials continue to encourage Alaskans to wear face coverings in public, avoid large gatherings, wash their hands frequently and get vaccinated against COVID-19 to prevent further spread.