According to the state data dashboard, nine new hospitalizations for Covid-19 have occurred in Alaska since Oct. 1. The total number of people hospitalized with Covid stands at 194, with 38 of those on ventilators to help them breathe.
20.7 percent of those in the hospitals in Alaska have Covid, according to the daily dashboard.
Visit the hospitalization dashboard at this link.
The dashboard also reports 835 new instances of Covid-19 diagnosis on Oct. 4, and a decrease of 29 percent from last week, when daily case counts were over 1,000.
View the state Covid summary dashboard at this link.
