DHSS Press Release: 89 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Alaska for June 29-30; 74 resident, 15 nonresident

Alaska DOH sent this bulletin at 07/01/2020 05:38 PM AKDT

DHSS Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

89 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Alaska for June 29-30;
74 resident, 15 nonresident

July 1, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced 89 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska for the period of June 29-30. On June 29 there were a total of 47 cases; 36 resident and 11 nonresident. On June 30 there were a total of 42 cases; 38 resident and four nonresident.

74 are residents of 16 communities:

  • Anchorage (36) – 21 on 6/29 and 15 on 6/30
  • Eagle River (3) – 1 on 6/29 and 2 on 6/30
  • Fairbanks (8) – 5 on 6/29 and 3 on 6/30
  • Homer (1) – 1 on 6/30
  • Juneau (1) – 1 on 6/29
  • Kenai (2) – 2 on 6/30
  • Ketchikan (1) – 1 on 6/30
  • Nome (1) – 1 on 6/30
  • Northwest Arctic Borough (1) – 1 on 6/30
  • Palmer (4) – 2 on 6/29 and 2 on 6/30
  • Seward (5) – 4 on 6/29 and 1 on 6/30
  • Soldotna (2) – 1 on 6/29 and 1 on 6/30
  • Tok (3) – 3 on 6/30
  • Wasilla (4) – 4 on 6/30
  • Willow (1) – 1 on 6/30
  • Valdez-Cordova Census Area (1) – 1 on 6/29

This brings the total number of Alaska resident cases to 978.

15 are nonresidents identified in these regions:

  • Bristol Bay and Lake & Peninsula boroughs combined (5) – 5 seafood industry on 6/29
  • Dillingham Census Area (1) – 1 seafood industry on 6/29
  • Kenai Peninsula Borough (3) – 2 tourism and 1 unknown industry on 6/29
  • Municipality of Anchorage (2) – 1 unknown industry on 6/29 and 1 visitor on 6/30
  • Sitka City and Borough (2): 1 seafood industry on 6/29 and 1 seafood industry on 6/30
  • Unknown location (2): 1 seafood industry and 1 unknown industry

This brings the total number of nonresident cases to 198.

Of the new Alaska cases, 38 are male and 36 are female. One is under the age of 10; three are aged 10-19; 17 are aged 20-29; 16 are aged 30-39; nine are aged 40-49; 14 are aged 50-59; six are aged 60-69; six are aged 70-79 and two are aged 80 or older.

There have been a total of 68 hospitalizations and 14 deaths with one new hospitalization and no deaths in this reporting period. Recovered cases now total 528, with three new recovered case recorded. A total of 114,403 tests have been conducted. The average percentage of daily positive tests for the previous three days is 1.35%.

This report reflects data from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. for June 29-30 and is posted daily on the Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub. Also note that upon further investigation and interviews, data points for cases – such as the date and residence – may on occasion change on the data dashboard after they are announced.

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