Alaska reports 152 cases and two deaths Tuesday as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline - Anchorage Daily News

Alaska on Tuesday reported 152 new cases of COVID-19 as part of a continued trend of declining daily case counts.

By Tuesday, Alaska ranked tenth among states for its COVID-19 case rate, with 348.6 cases per 100,000 people — behind Michigan, New Hampshire, Minnesota, New Mexico, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Colorado, Arizona and Maine.

The state on Tuesday also reported the virus-related deaths a woman from Anchorage in her 70s and a man from Anchorage in his 60s.

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital separately reported the death of a COVID-19 patient who was 52 years old, according to a release from the hospital on Tuesday morning.

In total, 834 COVID-19 deaths among Alaska residents and 30 among nonresidents living in Alaska have been reported by the state.