ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The state of Alaska once more has the best COVID-19 case charge amongst all states, and reported greater than 500 new instances over the previous two days.
The Alaska Division of Well being and Social Providers reported 559 new cases — 238 on Wednesday and 321 on Tuesday. Of these, 14 had been nonresident instances. Instances for the earlier seven days are roughly the identical when in comparison with the week of March 11-17, with reported 1,448 this week and 1,444 final week.
The state stays within the “excessive” alert standing for case charges, in line with the well being division, though eight particular person boroughs and census areas have case charges beneath the brink for top at both a considerable or average degree.
Alaska once more ranks first out of all U.S. states for its charge of latest instances per capita. In keeping with data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alaska has a charge of 193 COVID-19 instances per 100,000 individuals during the last week — 42 instances greater per 100,000 residents during the last week than the second highest ranked state of Vermont. That is the first time since mid-February Alaska has ranked first amongst states in case charge. Alaska’s case charge does rank beneath the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam, in addition to the island in free affiliation with the U.S. of Palau.
There have been 1,189 deaths of Alaska residents attributed to COVID-19 in Alaska, in addition to 33 COVID-19 deaths amongst nonresidents. The state solely stories new deaths on Wednesdays.
There are at the moment 35 individuals in Alaska hospitalized with COVID-19, which is down from 37 in Wednesday’s report. Amongst all individuals hospitalized in Alaska, 2.8% of persons are hospitalized with COVID-19, and there are two individuals hospitalized that at the moment require ventilators. Throughout the state, there are 28 grownup intensive care unit beds obtainable.
Vaccine charges continue to increase only marginally, with 71.4% of residents, navy members and veterans having obtained not less than one vaccination dose and 64.4% finishing their main immunization sequence. Booster pictures have been administered to 27.3% of residents.
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