By The Numbers: COVID-19 In The Y-K Delta

Find out the region's COVID-19 vaccination numbers, case rate, and test positivity rate.

Vaccinations

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta:

• So far, 9,167 people in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have received one dose of the vaccine
• This is 32% of the region’s total population
• This is 46.3% of the region’s eligible population of people age 16 and older
   
• So far, 6,564 people in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have received two doses of the vaccine
• This is 21% of the region’s total population
• This is 33.1% of the region’s eligible population of people age 16 and older

Source: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation as of Feb. 24, 2021.

Alaska:

• As of Feb. 23, 146,776 people in Alaska have received one dose of the vaccine
• This is 20.1% of the state’s total population
   
• As of Feb. 23, 92,630 people in Alaska have received two doses of the vaccine
• This is 12.7% of the state’s total population

Source: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services as of Feb. 23, 2021.

United States:

• As of Feb. 23, 44,544,969 people in the U.S. have received one dose of the vaccine
• This is 13.4% of the total U.S. population
   
• As of Feb. 23, 19,882,544 people in the U.S. have received two doses of the vaccine
• This is 6% of the total U.S. population

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; NPR as of Feb. 23, 2021.

Case Rates

• COVID-19 case rate in Bethel: 16 cases per 100,000 people
• COVID-19 case rate in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: 23 cases per 100,000 people
• COVID-19 peak case rate in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: between 250-300 cases per 100,000 people in November 2020

Source: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation as of Feb. 24, 2021.

Test Positivity Rate

Less than 3% of COVID-19 tests taken in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are returning positive. That’s down from a peak of 15% in November 2020.

Source: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation as of Feb. 24, 2021.

Regional Cases Throughout The Pandemic

• 4,885 total cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
• 47 active cases
• 23 deceased
• 64 people hospitalized in Bethel
• 24 people medevaced out of the region for advanced medical care

Source: Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation as of Feb. 23, 2021.