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Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: Record 23 deaths and 167 infections reported Wednesday - Anchorage Daily News

Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: Record 23 deaths and 167 infections reported Wednesday - Anchorage Daily News

Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: Record 23 deaths and 167 infections reported Wednesday - Anchorage Daily News
Jan 20, 2021 1 min, 11 secs

Over a month after Alaska’s daily coronavirus case tallies surged to record highs, the state on Wednesday reported 24 COVID-19 deaths — the most announced in a single day — that health officials say occurred over multiple months.

All but one of those deaths were identified during a standard death certificate review that was completed over the past few months, officials said Wednesday.

While state health officials on Wednesday could not confirm exactly when the deaths occurred, reviewing death certificates to confirm cause of death is a lengthy process that involves at least a monthlong delay between when a death occurs and when it’s reported by the state.

This reporting process has been in place for decades and is considered the most accurate way COVID-19 deaths are tracked, health officials said.

As of Wednesday, there were 55 people with COVID-19 in hospitals throughout the state and another two patients suspected to have the virus.

The state does not yet know how many doses of vaccine it will be receiving in February, but the priority continues to be vaccinating adults 65 and older, who are particularly vulnerable to severe illness and death from the virus, state health officials said Wednesday.

As of Tuesday, there were 58 people with COVID-19 in hospitals throughout the state and another three patients suspected to have the virus

While people might get tested more than once, each case reported by the state health department represents only one person

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