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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

04/21/20 Eight new cases of COVID-19 announced in four Alaska communities








FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Clinton Bennett, DHSS, (907) 269-4996, clinton.bennett@alaska.gov

Eight new cases of COVID-19 announced in four Alaska communities

 April 21, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced eight new cases of COVID-19 in four Alaska communities – Anchorage (4), Juneau (2), Eagle River (1), and Ketchikan (1). This brings the total case count in Alaska to 329.

 These new cases were reported from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on April 20 and reflect data posted at noon today on coronavirus-response-alaska-dhss.hub.arcgis.com.

 Of the new cases, six are male and two are female. One is aged 10-19; four are aged 20-29; two are aged 50-59; and one is aged 60-69. There have been a total of 36 hospitalizations and nine deaths with no new hospitalizations or deaths reported yesterday. Recovered cases now total 168, including seven new recovered cases recorded yesterday.

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