Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 195 cases and no new deaths reported Saturday - Anchorage Daily News
Alaska on Saturday reported 195 new COVID-19 infections and no new deaths from the virus, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services. In total, 228 Alaskans and one nonresident with COVID-19 have died since the pandemic reached the state in March, including 23 deaths that were reported since Jan. By Saturday, 54 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized around Alaska and another four patients were suspected of having the virus, according to the state health department. While COVID-19 cases have decreased in recent weeks, they’re beginning to plateau and the state remains in a high alert status. In Anchorage, while case counts and hospitalizations have stabilized, they’ve done so at levels that raise concern, according to Janet Johnston, epidemiologist with the Anchorage Health Department. While people might get tested more than once, each case reported by the state health department represents only one person.