Alaska COVID-19 Case Count Summary: July 5, 2020

Daily Case Count Update

CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Sunday, July 5, 2020

DHSS today announced 32 people with COVID-19 in Alaska. 27 are residents in four communities: Anchorage (22), Fairbanks (2), Seward (2) and Palmer (1). The total number of Alaska cases is now 1,138.

Five new nonresidents were also identified in:

  • Bristol Bay and Lake & Peninsula boroughs: 1 seafood industry
  • Fairbanks North Star Borough: 1 other industry
  • Municipality of Anchorage: 1 visitor
  • Petersburg Borough: 1 seafood industry
  • Valdez-Cordova Census Area: 1 other industry

The total number of nonresident cases is now 235.

Of the 27 Alaska cases, 12 are male and 15 are female. Three are under the age of 10; one is aged 10-19; eight are aged 20-29; four are aged 30-39; five are aged 40-49; five are aged 60-69 and one is aged 70-79.

Recovered cases now total 548, with four new recovered case recorded yesterday. A total of 123,753 tests have been conducted. The average percentage of daily positive tests for the previous three days is 1.26%.

This report reflects data from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on July 4 that posted at noon today on the Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub.