Alaska COVID-19 updates

1,251 new COVID-19 cases reported in Alaska, breaking daily record

The state’s previous record was 1,095 COVID-19 cases in a day.

Inside of Alaska Native Medical Center’s ICU, doctors and nurses fight to keep COVID patients alive

Nurses at the Alaska Native Medical Center say aside from long hours and the emotional toll of seeing Alaskans dying from the coronavirus, they’re also dealing with people doubting their intentions.

400 health care workers on their way to help fight Alaska’s COVID-19 surge

Gov. Mike Dunleavy painted a stark picture of the state’s COVID-19 woes as a surge in cases of the Delta variant put hospitals in crisis mode.

Vaccination rates by region

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Alaska	344,166 people fully vaccinated 47% 36,110 people have received one vaccine dose 5% 226,746 unvaccinated people 12 and older 31% 121,881 people under 12 17%
Aleutians East Borough	2,289 people fully vaccinated (78%) 152 people have received one vaccine dose (5%) 307 unvaccinated people 12 and older(11%) 177 people under 12 (6%)
Aleutians West Census Area	3,165 people fully vaccinated (57%) 599 people have received one vaccine dose (11%) 1,276 unvaccinated people 12 and older(25%) 504 people under 12 (9%)
Anchorage Municipality	145,367 people fully vaccinated (50%) 17,524 people have received one vaccine dose (6%) 80,999 unvaccinated people 12 and older(33%) 45,080 people under 12 (16%)
Bethel Census Area	10,060 people fully vaccinated (56%) 883 people have received one vaccine dose (5%) 2,906 unvaccinated people 12 and older(21%) 4,019 people under 12 (22%)
Bristol Bay plus Lake and Peninsula	1,559 people fully vaccinated (64%) 305 people have received one vaccine dose (13%) 165 unvaccinated people 12 and older(8%) 391 people under 12 (16%)
Denali Borough	1,022 people fully vaccinated (57%) 139 people have received one vaccine dose (8%) 435 unvaccinated people 12 and older(27%) 210 people under 12 (12%)
Dillingham Census Area	2,041 people fully vaccinated (43%) 416 people have received one vaccine dose (9%) 1,338 unvaccinated people 12 and older(35%) 978 people under 12 (20%)
Fairbanks North Star Borough	39,637 people fully vaccinated (41%) 3,815 people have received one vaccine dose (4%) 36,336 unvaccinated people 12 and older(46%) 17,371 people under 12 (18%)
Haines Borough	1,545 people fully vaccinated (61%) 72 people have received one vaccine dose (3%) 565 unvaccinated people 12 and older(26%) 338 people under 12 (13%)
Juneau City and Borough	21,662 people fully vaccinated (68%) 1,415 people have received one vaccine dose (4%) 4,306 unvaccinated people 12 and older(16%) 4,390 people under 12 (14%)
Kenai Peninsula Borough	23,746 people fully vaccinated (40%) 2,046 people have received one vaccine dose (3%) 23,791 unvaccinated people 12 and older(48%) 9,351 people under 12 (16%)
Ketchikan Gateway Borough	7,754 people fully vaccinated (57%) 558 people have received one vaccine dose (4%) 3,425 unvaccinated people 12 and older(29%) 1,940 people under 12 (14%)
Kodiak Island Borough	7,200 people fully vaccinated (57%) 602 people have received one vaccine dose (5%) 2,911 unvaccinated people 12 and older(27%) 1,898 people under 12 (15%)
Kusilvak Census Area	4,612 people fully vaccinated (57%) 370 people have received one vaccine dose (5%) 1,022 unvaccinated people 12 and older(17%) 2,084 people under 12 (26%)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough	34,662 people fully vaccinated (32%) 4,664 people have received one vaccine dose (4%) 47,217 unvaccinated people 12 and older(55%) 20,762 people under 12 (19%)
Nome Census Area	6,232 people fully vaccinated (64%) 220 people have received one vaccine dose (2%) 1,165 unvaccinated people 12 and older(15%) 2,152 people under 12 (22%)
North Slope Borough	3,096 people fully vaccinated (32%) 262 people have received one vaccine dose (3%) 4,774 unvaccinated people 12 and older(59%) 1,639 people under 12 (17%)
Northwest Arctic Borough	3,753 people fully vaccinated (49%) 263 people have received one vaccine dose (3%) 1,871 unvaccinated people 12 and older(32%) 1,696 people under 12 (22%)
Petersburg Borough	1,770 people fully vaccinated (56%) 95 people have received one vaccine dose (3%) 857 unvaccinated people 12 and older(31%) 467 people under 12 (15%)
Prince Of Wales-Hyder Census Area	3,258 people fully vaccinated (54%) 377 people have received one vaccine dose (6%) 1,542 unvaccinated people 12 and older(30%) 913 people under 12 (15%)
Sitka City and Borough	5,786 people fully vaccinated (68%) 364 people have received one vaccine dose (4%) 1,235 unvaccinated people 12 and older(17%) 1,138 people under 12 (13%)
Skagway Municipality	777 people fully vaccinated (68%) 45 people have received one vaccine dose (4%) 122 unvaccinated people 12 and older(13%) 203 people under 12 (18%)
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	1,925 people fully vaccinated (28%) 241 people have received one vaccine dose (3%) 3,606 unvaccinated people 12 and older(62%) 1,165 people under 12 (17%)
Valdez-Cordova Census Area	4,929 people fully vaccinated (52%) 303 people have received one vaccine dose (3%) 2,692 unvaccinated people 12 and older(34%) 1,526 people under 12 (16%)
Wrangell City and Borough	1,276 people fully vaccinated (54%) 65 people have received one vaccine dose (3%) 692 unvaccinated people 12 and older(34%) 346 people under 12 (15%)
Yakutat plus Hoonah-Angoon	1,755 people fully vaccinated (66%) 100 people have received one vaccine dose (4%) 454 unvaccinated people 12 and older(20%) 339 people under 12 (13%)
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	3,288 people fully vaccinated (65%) 215 people have received one vaccine dose (4%) 737 unvaccinated people 12 and older(17%) 804 people under 12 (16%)

Data from Alaska DHSS (Chart by David Purdy/KTOO)

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Regional alert levels

	Alert level	Cases in last 14 days	Per 100,000
Anchorage Region	High	4548	1573.9
Fairbanks Region	High	1434	1475.9
Juneau Region	High	410	1290.4
Kenai Peninsula Region	High	648	1099.5
Matanuska-Susitna Borough	High	1660	1547
Northwest Region	High	605	2230.6
Other Interior Region	High	277	1192.1
Other Southeast Region – Northern	High	98	480.3
Other Southeast Region – Southern	High	187	946
Y-K Delta Region	High	478	1841.6
Southwest Region	High	304	1075.2

Alert levels according to data from Alaska DHSS (Chart by David Purdy/KTOO)

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1,251 new COVID-19 cases reported in Alaska, breaking daily record

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400 health care workers on their way to help fight Alaska’s COVID-19 surge

Vaccination rates by region

Juneau emergency staff inundated with questions about the city’s COVID-19 response during community update

55 Lemon Creek inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last month

Following JBER, Eielson Air Force Base restricts interactions off-base due to COVID

Skagway will use most of its $2M Norwegian Cruise Line donation for small business relief

Alaska’s largest hospital expects health care rationing to last weeks

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