ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – UPDATE: DHSS today announced 68 new people with COVID-19 in Alaska and one death. 62 are residents in 11 communities: Anchorage (40), Fairbanks (6), Valdez-Cordova Census Area (6), Juneau (2), Sterling (2), and one each Kenai Peninsula Borough North, Metlakatla, Prince of Wales- Hyder Borough, Sitka, Wasilla and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
Six new nonresidents were also identified in:
- City & Borough of Juneau: 1 under investigation in Juneau
- Yakutat / Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 1 under investigation
- Municipality of Anchorage: 1 other industry and 3 under investigation in Anchorage
Original story:
The Department of Health and Social Services reports one new death and 62 new cases related to COVID-19 in Alaska residents. The new cases bring the total COVID-19 among Alaska residents to 3,881 and 774 total non-resident cases.
Currently, there are 1,359 total recovered cases for both residents and non-residents and 3,269 active cases.
Since March, there have been 27 total deaths due to COVID-19.
To date, 292,582 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the state. For more information on COVID-19 visit the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Coronavirus Response Data Hub by clicking HERE.
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