Alaska on Monday reports 511 cases of COVID-19 over 3 days

• Alaska on Monday reported 494 cases of COVID-19 among residents over a three-day period. Another 17 cases were reported among nonresidents.

• By Monday, there were 38 COVID-positive patients hospitalized statewide. About 3% of Alaska’s hospital patients were COVID-positive. Three were on ventilators.

• The state reports COVID-related deaths only on Wednesdays. Since the pandemic began two years ago, 1,168 Alaskans and 33 nonresidents have died from the virus.

• Even though cases have fallen, Alaska’s seven-day new case rate per 100,000 people is currently the second-highest in the nation behind Idaho, according to a CDC tracker. The most cases per capita are in the Northwest Arctic Borough and the Nome area, where the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race finishes this week. A Norton Sound Health Corp. spokeswoman said Nome-area outbreaks are not due to any one particular cause and if there are any race-related cases, they won’t show up until later in the week.

• Alaska’s omicron wave began and peaked a few weeks behind that of other states but has been on a steep downward trajectory in recent weeks.

• As of Monday, 64.1% of eligible Alaskans as well as military personnel had completed their primary vaccine series. About 32.5% of Alaska residents age 5 and older are considered up to date on their vaccinations, meaning they’ve received a booster or have completed their vaccine series and are not yet due to receive a booster shot.