190 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths reported in Alaska Thursday

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The state reported 190 COVID-19 cases in Alaska on Thursday, with a majority of newly identified resident cases found in Wasilla and Anchorage.

Of the newly reported cases, 149 were confirmed in Alaska residents. They were identified in these communities:

Wasilla: 32
Anchorage: 31
Fairbanks: 23
Cordova: 11
Palmer: 10
Petersburg: 10
Ketchikan: 7
North Pole: 4
Sutton-Alpine: 4
Girdwood: 3
Bethel Census Area: 2
Chugiak: 2
Eagle River: 2
Delta Junction: 1
Dillingham: 1
Ester: 1
Juneau: 1
Nome: 1
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 1
Soldotna: 1
Unalaska: 1

There were 41 new nonresident cases added to the state’s coronavirus dashboard; 33 of those were identified in seafood industry workers in Unalaska. Other nonresident cases were found in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

At least 1,271 residents and nonresidents have been hospitalized with the disease since the pandemic reached Alaska.

Currently, 41 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 and four others are hospitalized and suspected of having the virus. Five of these patients are on a ventilator.

The state’s vaccine monitoring dashboard shows 149,992 people have received at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the state; 95,257 people are fully vaccinated.

A total of 1,671,043 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Alaska, although that number does not reflect the unique number of individuals who have been tested for COVID-19.

No additional deaths were reported in the state, leaving Alaska’s total death count at 287 residents and three nonresidents.