3/30/20 DHSS Press Release: Five new cases of COVID-19 detected in three Alaska Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:   Clinton Bennett, DHSS, (907) 269-4996, clinton.bennett@alaska.gov Five new cases of COVID-19 detected in three Alaska  communities March 30, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services  (DHSS) today announced five new cases of COVID-19 in three Alaska communities –  Anchorage (2), Fairbanks (2) and Palmer (1). This brings the case count total for Alaska  to 119. All of the new cases are in adults aged 30-59. Four are female and one is male.  There are no new hospitalizations or deaths today. So far the communities in Alaska that have had laboratory-confirmed cases include  Anchorage (including JBER), Eagle River/Chugiak, Girdwood, Homer, Seward, Soldotna,  Sterling, Fairbanks, North Pole, Palmer, Ketchikan and Juneau. Stay informed Alaska’s Response Find more information about how to keep yourself and your family healthy at the  DHSS webpage, coronavirus.alaska.gov Visit the governor’s webpage on COVID-19 at gov.alaska.gov/covid19news Visit ready.alaska.gov/covid19 on the Division of Homeland Security & Emergency  Management webpage for Unified Command information, community press releases  and other documents. United States Response The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leads the U.S. response. Global Response The World Health Organization guides the global response. This press release covers new cases between March 29 at 3 p.m. and March 30 at  3 p.m. when daily case counts are updated at coronavirus.alaska.gov. ###

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