Alaska had nine new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in the past 24 hours, bringing the case total to 235 across the state.
The total number of people hospitalized during the pandemic is 27, although not all of those are currently in the hospital, and no new deaths were reported during the past 24 hours.
Seven Alaskans are known to have died of causes related to the coronavirus that developed out of Wuhan, China last year.
The new cases were in Anchorage (4), Fairbanks (2), Kenai Peninsula (1), and Mat-Su (1).
Nationally, 452,582 people have been infected with the coronavirus, and 16,129 deaths have been attributed to or associated with COVID-19.
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Suzanne Downing founded Must Read Alaska and served as its editor for many years. Her prolific writing spans nearly every topic meaningful to Alaskans. Before founding Must Read Alaska, she served as editor of the Juneau Empire and as a speechwriter for Governor Sean Parnell.
