Alaska logs nearly 50 new COVID-19 cases, 1 hospitalization but no new deaths – Anchorage Daily News
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Alaska reported a near-record increase in the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with 40 new cases in residents and seven in nonresidents.
One more infected resident required hospitalization Tuesday, for a total of 79 since the pandemic began in March, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services COVID-19 dashboard.
Statewide hospital census information showed 30 people hospitalized Wednesday morning with either positive tests or pending results, but that data ca...