FIRST IN-STATE ALASKAN DEATH FROM COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

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

First in-state Alaskan death from COVID-19

March 27, 2020, ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reported the state’s first in-state death today related to COVID-19.

This is the second Alaska death. The first Alaska resident to have died from COVID-19 was a resident of Southeast Alaska who died on March 16 at a health care facility in King County, Washington, after a prolonged stay there.

“Our hearts go out to the deceased’s friends and family members,” said DHSS Commissioner Adam Crum. “We are also thinking of the health care providers