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Alaska reported a new death tied to COVID-19 and 115 new virus cases among residents and nonresidents on Saturday, extending a surge in cases that has ramped up dramatically in the past several weeks.<\/p>\n

The new cases come amid major outbreaks in the seafood industry, including an OBI Seafoods processing plant in Seward where 98 employees tested positive, a American Seafoods factory trawler with 85 confirmed cases, an Alaska Glacier Seafoods plant in Juneau with 40 cases and, most recently, a Copper River Seafoods plant in Anchorage with 56 cases of the illness, announced Friday night.<\/p>\n

By Saturday, state data<\/a> showed that there were 1,901 active cases of COVID-19 among both residents and nonresidents while 947 people had recovered.<\/p>\n

The new death reported Saturday involved a Fairbanks man in his 70s who had pre-existing conditions, according to an online statement<\/a> from the state\u2019s health department. The total number of Alaskans whose deaths were associated with COVID-19 is now 20.<\/p>\n

There were 30 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and eight under investigation <\/b>by Saturday, according to the health department. Statewide, 115 people with COVID-19 have been hospitalized as of Saturday, an increase of four from the previous day.<\/p>\n

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