 CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Friday, July 17, 2020 DHSS today announced 49 new people with COVID-19 in Alaska. 39 are residents in 13 communities: Anchorage (17), Wasilla (4), Eagle River (3), Juneau (3), Fairbanks (2), Seward (2), Sitka (2) and 1 each in Chugiak, City of Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough North, Meadow Lakes, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area & Soldotna. One pending case from July 15 was also added bringing the total number of Alaska cases to 1,733. 10 new nonresidents were also identified in: Juneau City and Borough: 3 seafood industry in Juneau Valdez-Cordova Census Area: 3 seafood industry in Valdez Sitka City and Borough: 2 under investigation in Sitka Kenai Peninsula Borough: 1 tourism in City of Kenai Unknown location: 1 under investigation The total number of nonresident cases is 348. Of the 39 Alaska residents, 14 are male and 25 are female. Five are aged 10-19; 13 are aged 20-29; 11 are aged 30-39; seven are aged 40-49 and three are aged 50-59. There have been a total of 98 hospitalizations and 17 deaths with two new hospitalizations and no deaths reported yesterday. Recovered cases now total 697 with nine new recovered cases recorded yesterday. A total of 165,414 tests have been conducted. The average percentage of daily positive tests for the previous three days is 1.53%. This report reflects data from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on July 16 that posted at noon today on the Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub. To view more data visit: coronavirus-response-alaska-dhss.hub.arcgis.com STAY CONNECTED:     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Help Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. |
