Alaska COVID-19 Case Count Summary: Sept. 29, 2020

Alaska DOH sent this bulletin at 09/29/2020 03:59 PM AKDT

Daily Case Count Update

CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020

DHSS today announced 120 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 118 are residents in 17 communities: Anchorage (59), Fairbanks (12), Wasilla (11), Palmer (8), Utqiaġvik (7), Eagle River (6), Kotzebue (2), Northwest Arctic Borough (2), Sitka (2), Soldotna (2), and one each in Aleutians West Census Area, Anchor Point, Bristol Bay and Lake Peninsula Boroughs, Chugiak, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Valdez.  

Two new nonresident cases were reported in Anchorage with one visitor and one purpose unknown.  

Six resident cases have been added and one nonresident case has been subtracted from the data dashboard through data verification procedures. This brings the total number of Alaska resident cases to 7,721 and the total number of nonresident cases to 953. The current statewide alert level, based on the average daily case rate for the past 14 days, is high.

Of the 118 Alaska residents, 62 are male and 56 are female. Six are under the age of 10; 15 are aged 10-19; 25 are aged 20-29; 21 are aged 30-39; 22 are aged 40-49; 12 are aged 50-59; 13 are aged 60-69; and four are aged 70-79.    

There have been a total of 288 hospitalizations and 56 deaths, with no new deaths reported yesterday. Individuals who no longer require isolation (recovered cases) total 3,865.

There are currently 36 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are hospitalized and 13 additional patients who are considered persons under investigation (PUI) for a total of 49 current COVID-related hospitalizations.  Seven of these patients are on ventilators.  

A total of 451,056 tests have been conducted, with 11,160 tests conducted in the previous seven days. The average percentage of daily positive tests for the previous seven days is 2.67%.

Notes: This report reflects data from 12 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on September 28 that posted at noon today on the Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub. There is a lag between cases being reported on the DHSS data dashboard and what local communities report. Each case is an individual person even if they are tested multiple times. Total tests are a not a count of unique individuals tested and includes both positive and negative results. The current number of hospitalized patients represents more real-time data compared to the cumulative total hospitalizations. To view more data visit: data.coronavirus.alaska.gov.