Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 637 cases reported Sunday, no new deaths
Alaska reported 637 new instances of COVID-19 on Sunday as hospitalizations proceed to stay elevated.
By Sunday, 157 individuals with COVID-19 or suspected to be contaminated had been hospitalized. Well being officers have repeatedly confused that hospitals in Alaska will become overwhelmed if instances proceed to rise. Statewide on Sunday, 43 intensive care unit beds had been accessible.
Sunday’s new case rely comes after weeks of climbing each day an infection totals. Well being officers on Friday mentioned the excessive case counts possible underestimate the true variety of COVID-19 instances within the state as a result of a lab did not report outcomes for weeks. Practically each area within the state is in high-alert with widespread group transmission ongoing.
In Anchorage, Appearing Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson ordered the town to return to a modified “hunker-down” state starting Tuesday.
Previous to Thanksgiving, well being officers nationally and statewide begged people to avoid travel and to solely spend the vacation with these inside their family to keep away from spreading the virus additional.
Of the brand new instances reported in Alaska residents Sunday, 226 had been in Anchorage, two in Chugiak, 12 in Eagle River and three in Girdwood; one was in Anchor Level, 11 in Homer, 11 in Kenai, three in Soldotna and two in Sterling; eight had been in Kodiak; one was in Valdez; one was in Healy; 60 had been in Fairbanks and 13 in North Pole; one was in Tok; two had been in Massive Lake, 31 in Palmer and 96 in Wasilla; 4 had been in Nome; three had been in Utqiagvik; three had been in Kotzebue; 11 had been in Juneau; one was in Ketchikan; one was in Petersburg; six had been in Sitka; 9 had been in Bethel; one was in Dillingham; and one was in Chevak. One new case was categorised by the well being division as being in an unknown space.
Amongst communities smaller than 1,000 individuals not named to guard privateness, one case was within the southern portion of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and three within the Valdez-Cordova Census Space; three had been within the Fairbanks North Star Borough; one was within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough; one was within the Yakutat plus Hoonah-Angoon areas; 4 had been within the Aleutians East Borough, 83 had been within the Bethel Census Space and 7 within the Kusilvak Census Space.
9 instances had been reported in nonresidents Sunday, together with two in Anchorage, two in Homer, one individual within the mining business in Delta Junction, one in Palmer, one in Wasilla and two in unknown parts of the state. One of many Anchorage instances was recognized in an airline pilot, the well being division mentioned.
Whereas individuals would possibly get examined greater than as soon as, every case reported by the state well being division represents just one individual.
Among the many new instances, it’s not reported how many individuals had been exhibiting signs after they examined optimistic. The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention estimates that a couple of third of people that have the virus are asymptomatic.
On Sunday, the state had a positivity fee of 6.7% during the last seven days. Well being officers warn {that a} positivity fee over 5% means there may be fast group transmission.
