The state has reported more than 3,200 additional COVID-19 infections among Alaska residents over the past three days, as an upward trend in new cases continues with the rapid spread of the omicron variant. Hospitalizations also rose over the weekend.
. Early studies have suggested that, while it is much more transmissible, the omicron variant may not be as virulent as the delta variant, but Alaska hospitals are remaining vigilant nonetheless and preparing for a potential impact to services.
Jared Kosin, president and CEO of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, said last week that hospitals are facing a new problem with omicron that wasn’t experienced during the delta variant surge this past fall: more health care workers are calling out due to being sick with COVID-19, or for being exposed to it.
As more health care workers have to call out, services within Alaska hospitals could be impacted, Kosin said. “The hospitalizations were such a key metric that we kind of all had our heads wrapped around before,” Kosin said Friday. “It’s a different equation than before.”, nearly 61% of all eligible Alaskans, and military members and veterans, are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and 68.2% have gotten at least an initial vaccine dose. The vaccine data shows that 23% of eligible Alaskans and military have gotten a booster shot.
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