Alaska Reports 964 New Resident Covid Cases

Published at: Oct 15 2021 - 10:21 / Updated at: Oct 15 2021 - 10:21

An apparent decrease in Covid-19 cases in Alaska in recent weeks appears to have stalled.

“Basically, Alaska has plateaued,” State Epidemiologist Dr. Joe McLaughlin said during a call Thursday with reporters, according to APM.

Alaska reported 964 new resident Covid cases on Thursday. The number of cases over the past week has increased by an average of eight percent over the previous week, though it’s still about a third lower than the record high levels set at the end of September.

Covid hospitalizations also ticked up on Thursday, to 209 patients. The number of patients with coronavirus in Alaska’s hospitals reached a record high in September, at 230.