Three new cases of COVID-19 reported in three Alaska communities;
​two nonresident cases in

May 20, 2020. ANCHORAGE

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced three new cases of COVID-19 in: Anchorage (1), Northwest Arctic Borough (1) and the combined Bristol Bay and Lake & Peninsula boroughs (1). This brings the total Alaska case count to 402.

This report reflects data from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on May 19 that posted at noon today on the Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub.

Two nonresident cases were identified yesterday in seafood workers in Anchorage. They were identified through testing during their quarantine period and both are now in isolation. They are listed separately from the total Alaska case count since they are not residents of Alaska. This brings the total nonresident cases to 12, seven of which are in the seafood industry.

The Anchorage case is an inmate at the Anchorage Correctional Center, which was announced by the Alaska Department of Corrections yesterday. The Maniiliq Association also announced yesterday in a press release that the case in the Northwest Arctic Borough was an individual who tested positive in Kotzebue.

​The Alaska Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Nursing continues to work closely with these communities and organizations to assist with the investigations and contact tracing.
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Source:  Alaska DHSS