Felicia Moore draws a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 while working at the Anchorage School District Education Center vaccine clinic on Nov. 3. (Emily Mesner \/ ADN) <\/p>\n
Alaska reported 1,089 new COVID-19 infections and two additional deaths from Saturday to Monday.<\/p>\n
COVID-19 cases in the state started declining recently after weeks of high daily counts. Alaska experienced a surge for much of September and October that squeezed hospital capacity and brought hundreds of deaths.<\/p>\n
Cases over the weekend included 427 reported Saturday, 349 on Sunday and 313 Monday.<\/p>\n
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that Alaska has the fourth highest seven-day rolling case rate in the nation, following Minnesota, New Mexico and North Dakota. Alaska previously led the nation for weeks. The states seven-day case rate of 412 per 100,000 people Monday was still much higher than the national average of 170.<\/p>\n
There were 146 people hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide by Monday, a decrease from a high of more than 200 people hospitalized on average since September, though up from the week before, when around 130 people were hospitalized statewide.<\/p>\n
Last week, the head of the states hospital association said the situation in Alaskas hospitals was becoming more manageable.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Alaska also reported an additional two COVID-19 deaths among two Anchorage women in their 80s or older.<\/p>\n
Alaskas most recent surge made September and October the states deadliest stretch of the pandemic, with 255 deaths, roughly 31% of the 803 COVID-19 deaths among residents since the start of the pandemic. The state has also reported an additional 30 COVID-19 deaths among nonresidents.<\/p>\n
Around 59% of Alaskans ages 5 and older had received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 54% were considered fully vaccinated by Monday.<\/p>\n
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