Alaska over the weekend reported 750 new cases of COVID-19, continuing down a path of decreasing daily case counts.
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital reported two additional deaths among two COVID-19 patients ages 52 and 79, according to a release from the hospital Monday morning.
COVID-19 hospitalizations had decreased significantly by Monday, with 112 patients who had active cases of the virus hospitalized statewide.
Alaska ranked eighth among states for its COVID-19 case rate on Monday with 394 cases per 100,000 people.
By Monday, cases rates nationally had risen 18% over the last seven days while hospitalizations had increased by 6.4%, said state epidemiologist Dr.
The highest case counts were among states that are cold, like New Hampshire, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Alaska and Colorado, which shows the virus’s seasonality, he said.