Data Update

Dr. Anne Zink, DHSS, Chief Medical Officer

Aug. 18, 2020

COVID-19 in Alaska

COVID-19 Dashboard: 8/18/20 reporting data from 8/17/20

64 new Alaska residents diagnosed with COVID-19 (4,371 total)

4 new nonresidents (806 total)

1,285 recovered cases (AK residents)

One new death (29 total)

4 new hospitalizations (179 total)

310,009 cumulative tests

1.79% of tests were positive

Average Daily Case Rate – Statewide

Percent Positive – Statewide

Percent Positive – High Alert Level Areas

Anchorage: 14.34 avg. cases per 100,000Juneau: 12.51 avg. cases per 100,000

Statewide Hospitalizations by Age

100%

100%

99%

98%

97%

94%

91%

78%

73%

0.2%

1.2%

2.1%

3.0%

5.6%

9.3%

21.9%

26.8%

40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

<10 Years (n=215)

10-19 Years (n=450)

20-29 Years (n=1041)

30-39 Years (n=807)

40-49 Years (n=599)

50-59 Years (n=539)

60-69 Years (n=400)

70-79 Years (n=187)

80+ Years (n=71)

Not Hospitalized Hospitalized

Among all 175hospitalizations

55.4%are ages 60 yrs and older

0-19 yrs, 0.60%

20-39 yrs, 16.60%

40-59 yrs, 27.40%

60-79 yrs, 44.60%

80+ yrs, 10.90%

Find your own district’s Alaska Smart Start 2020 Plan

Smart Start 2020 Website: https://education.alaska.gov/covid-19-information/alaska-smart-start-2020

Alaska’s COVID-19 ECHO Informational Sessions: http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/echo.aspx