The state health department has reported 1,526 COVID-19 cases over the last week — an 18% increase compared to the week before. Alaska’s seven-day case rate is the fourth-highest in the country, according to the CDC.
Free rapid antigen at-home COVID-19 tests were being distributed at Anchorage’s Spenard Rec Center on Dec. 30, 2021
That’s an 18% increase compared to the week before. Alaska’s seven-day case rate is the fourth-highest in the country,The state on Wednesday also reported 13 deaths. They included a woman in her 30s from Wasilla, a man from Anchorage in his 50s and a woman from Fairbanks in her 60s. At a public health presentation last week, chief medical officer Dr. Anne Zink said that, as mask requirements and other health mandates go away, it’s important to understand personal risk factors. She says age is still the biggest risk factor, followed by things like kidney disease or physical inactivity.