COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Alaskans are increasing as new cases also rise, state health officials said Wednesday.
People over 70 now make up the majority of the state’s COVID-positive patients, chief medical officer Dr. Anne Zink said during a briefing. Even for vaccinated and boosted people, age remains the top risk factor for severe illness from the virus.
The number of new reported cases increased by 26% over the past seven days, data showed. That increase is partially linked to tourists and also an omicron subvariant driving up cases in the Lower 48 — BA.2.12.1 made up at least 5% of recently sequenced cases, state health officials say. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services now updates all of its COVID-19 data only on Wednesdays. Here are a few main takeaways from the latest data available:
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