The number of new Covid cases on Monday in Alaska was 494. Six new Covid-related deaths were reported. The number of hospitalizations has dropped again, and is now 196. Overall, the trend is continuing toward, 17 percent lower than last week.
The cases by community are:
- Anchorage (152)
- Greater Wasilla Area (76)
- Fairbanks (56)
- Greater Palmer Area (29)
- Nome Census Area (26 in 2 communities)
- Kenai (18), Eagle River (16)
- Soldotna (16), Utqiaġvik (13)
- North Pole (12)
- Juneau (10)
- Kodiak ( 8 )
- Chugiak (6)
- Homer (6)
- Petersburg (6)
- Prince Of Wales-Hyder Census Area (6 in 3 communities)
- Houston/Big Lake Area (3)
- Kotzebue (3)
- Nome (3)
- Sitka (3)
- Sutton-Alpine (3)
- Anchor Point (2)
- Dillingham Census Area (2)
- Ketchikan (2)
- NW Arctic Borough (2 in 2 communities)
- Unalaska (2)
- Willow (2)
- One each in Bethel, Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay/Lake and Peninsula, Copper River Census Area, Fritz Creek, Haines, Kenai Peninsula Borough-South, Kusilvak Census Area, Mat-Su Borough, Sterling, and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
92 of the 117 staffed ICU beds across the state are full, leaving 24 ICU beds open.
318 of the 1,100 staffed non-ICU beds are available.
184 Alaskans are in the hospital with Covid, making up 18.8 percent of all Alaskans who are hospitalized right now. The number of Covid patients on ventilators has dropped to 27.
