FIRST IN-STATE ALASKAN DEATH FROM COVID-19
- March 28, 2020
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
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