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.