COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases reported to Alaska’s health department increased in the past week as the “stealth” omicron subvariant remained prevalent. A new variant driving up cases in the Lower 48, however, is starting to arrive.
COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases reported to Alaska’s health department increased in the past week as the “stealth” omicron subvariant remained prevalent. A new variant driving up cases in the Lower 48, however, is starting to arrive in Alaska.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services now updates all of its COVID-19 data only on Wednesdays.• By Wednesday, there were 41 COVID-positive patients hospitalized around Alaska, an increase from 33 a week earlier but still far below peak numbers earlier in the pandemic. Just over 3% of Alaska’s hospital patients were COVID-positive. Four required a ventilator.
• The state health department on Wednesday reported 1,525 cases of COVID-19 in Alaska over a seven-day period, a 6% increase compared to last week. That’s an average of nearly 218 cases per day. This data does not include at-home tests, which do not get reported to the state and have grown in popularity this year.
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