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