{"id":64755,"date":"2020-10-28T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/state-counts-new-deaths-sheds-light-on-old-ones\/"},"modified":"2020-10-28T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T05:30:00","slug":"state-counts-new-deaths-sheds-light-on-old-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/state-counts-new-deaths-sheds-light-on-old-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"State counts new deaths, sheds light on old ones"},"content":{"rendered":"

The state added six to its tally of residents who have died with COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The newly reported deaths bring the number of Alaskans who have died with the illness to 77, according to Alaska Department of Health and Social Services data.<\/p>\n

Only one of the deaths, an Anchorage man in his 40s, was recent, the department said in a news release.<\/p>\n

The other five people, —a Fairbanks woman in her 80s, a Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area woman in her 70s, an Anchorage woman in her 80s, an Anchorage man in his 70s and an Anchorage man in his 70s who died out of state —were identified during standard death certificate review, according to the state.<\/p>\n

[Governor predicts difficult months ahead, encourages working together<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n

The newly counted deaths seem to be in line with trends noted in an Alaska Section of Epidemiology bulletin released on Thursday. The bulletin, which analyzed information about the 67 Alaskans who died with COVID-19 as of Oct. 15, stated death rates were highest among people 80 and older. People 70 and older had the next highest death rate.<\/p>\n

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