FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Clinton Bennett, DHSS, (907) 269-4996, clinton.bennett@alaska.gov
Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 detected; first case in a long-term care facility
March 28, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 in six Alaska communities – Anchorage (10), Eagle River (1), Fairbanks (3), North Pole (1), Homer (1) and Soldotna (1).
Ten of the cases are still under investigation. Two cases are known to be travel-related and five are close contacts of previously diagnosed individuals. Five patients are older adults (aged 60+), nine are adults aged 30-59, two are young