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Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 46 cases and no deaths reported Thursday

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Alaska on Thursday reported 46 new coronavirus infections and no deaths linked to COVID-19, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services.

Alaska’s average daily case counts are now trending down significantly statewide. The state last month went from a high alert level to an intermediate alert level for the first time since September, indicating less spread and fewer cases overall, though a couple regions remain at a high alert level due to higher case rates.

By Thursday, at least 320,315 people — about 53% of Alaskans 12 and older — had received at least their first dose of vaccine. At least 281,397 people — about 46% of eligible Alaskans — were considered fully vaccinated, according to the state’s vaccine monitoring dashboard.

Also by Thursday, there were 20 people with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 in hospitals throughout the state, far below a peak in late 2020.

In total, 362 Alaskans and seven nonresidents with COVID-19 have died since the pandemic reached the state last spring. Alaska’s death rate per capita remains among the lowest in the country, though the state’s size, health care system and other factors complicate national comparisons.

Of the 44 cases reported among Alaska residents Wednesday, there were 10 in Anchorage; seven in Wasilla; seven in Juneau; five in Fairbanks; three in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area; two in Tok; one in Chugiak; one in Eagle River; one in Seward; one in Soldotna; one in Nikiski; one in North Pole; one in Delta Junction; one in Palmer; one in Ketchikan; and one in Wrangell.

There was also one nonresident case in Anchorage as well as one in Wasilla.

— Morgan Krakow

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