The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with 27 cases in Alaska and five cases in nonresidents.
Twenty-three of the new cases announced Sunday were in Anchorage. There were three cases in Fairbanks, two in Seward and one case in Palmer, Valdez, Petersburg, and the Bristol Bay area. Twenty-two of the cases in Anchorage were in residents.
Overall, 1,373 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Alaska. Nonresidents represent 235 of the confirmed cases and the other 1,138 cases were confirmed in Alaska. On Sunday there were 753 active cases across the state. There have been 604 people who have recovered from the virus in Alaska.
Sixteen Alaska residents have died from the virus and 72 people have been hospitalized. The state did not report any additional deaths or hospitalizations on Sunday.
Sunday’s announcements of the case follow a week of record COVID-19 numbers in Alaska. There were several days last week that included case counts of over 50.
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