Alaska’s reported COVID-19 cases increased by 23% this week

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The variety of newly reported COVID-19 instances in Alaska rose by 23% this week in comparison with final week as hospitalizations decreased barely.

Listed below are just a few predominant takeaways from the newest information accessible from the state Division of Well being and Social Companies:

• By Wednesday, there have been 57 COVID-positive sufferers hospitalized round Alaska, a slight lower from the 61 reported by the state every week earlier. Just below 5% of Alaska’s hospital sufferers have been COVID-positive, and nobody required a ventilator. Present hospital counts are nonetheless nicely beneath all-time peaks however greater than at different factors within the pandemic.

• The state reported 3,016 instances in Alaska over a seven-day interval, a rise from 2,452 instances reported final week. This week’s whole contains 2,123 instances amongst residents and 893 amongst nonresidents, and averages out to simply over 430 instances per day. That information doesn’t embody at-home checks.

• Alaska’s seven-day case fee per 100,000 individuals is seventh highest within the nation as of this week, in keeping with a CDC tracker. Nationally, instances are reducing barely.

• The state reported no new deaths linked to the virus. In whole, 1,252 COVID-19 deaths amongst residents and 34 amongst nonresidents have been reported since March 2020.

• Throughout the state, 65.3% of Alaskans 5 and up in addition to army personnel had accomplished their major vaccine sequence. About 30.9% have been thought of up-to-date on their vaccinations with no less than one booster.

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• This week, kids and infants as younger as 6 months turned eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. Most vaccine appointments for very younger kids and infants might want to made with major care suppliers and pediatricians.

• Pharmacies can vaccinate kids 3 and older, and a few communities across the state could also be providing public clinics, a lot of which might be posted on-line at vaccines.gov, a federal web site that permits customers to look by AIP code for suppliers providing COVID-19 vaccines close to them.

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