DHSS Press Release: Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in one Alaska community

DHSS Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:   Clinton Bennett, DHSS, (907) 269-4996, clinton.bennett@alaska.gov

Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in one Alaska community

May 4, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced two new cases of COVID-19 in Anchorage. This brings the total case count to 370. A total of 21,723 tests have been conducted.

This reflects data from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on May 3 that posted at noon today on the DHSS Coronavirus Response AK COVID-19 Cases and Testing Dashboard.

Of the new cases, both are female. One is aged 40-49 and one is aged 70-79. There have been a total of 37 hospitalizations and nine deaths with one new hospitalization and no new deaths reported yesterday. Recovered cases now total 263, including one new recovered case recorded yesterday.

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