Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 210 cases reported on Thursday, no new deaths


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According to the Health and Social Services Department COVID-19 dashboard, 210 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state on Thursday and no new deaths were reported.

Since the outbreak began here in March, a total of 68 Alaskos have died with Covid-1. The state has the lowest per capita mortality rate in the country.

As of Thursday, 41 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized across the state.

Thursday was the 29th day when the state saw a three-digit daily increase in cases.

In new cases, it was not clear how many patients were showing symptoms of the virus when tested positive. While people can be tested more than once, each case reported by the state health department represents only one person.

The UK on Non-Cuscoquim Delta, released on Wednesday by the UK on Non-Cuscoquim Delta, includes a number of new cases, but not all, involving a total of 110 people in Chevrolet, including several cases in surrounding villages. As positive as Thursday morning.

Of the 210 new resident cases of COVID-19 reported Thursday in the state, 55 were in Anchorage, plus two in Chugiak and three in the Eagle River; Nine were in Kenai, one in Nikiski, and three in Soldotna; One was in Valdez; Five were in Fairbank; One was at a delta junction; 22 were in Wasila and two in Palmer; Two were in Utkiagvik; One was in Cotzebu; The three were older; One was in Skagway; Six were at Bethel; And 58 were in Chevak.

Communities smaller than 1,000 were not identified to protect confidentiality, there were 23 in the Bethel Census Area; Eight in the nom census area; One in the Valdez-Cordova census area; One of the metanuska-susitna boroughs; One of the northern opera boroughs; And one of the Kusilwak census area.

No new directing case was reported there on Thursday.

As of Thursday, the state’s test positivity rate was 5.22% above the seven-day rolling average.