CBJ reports 12 new COVID-19 cases in Juneau over the weekend

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 12 new residents with COVID-19 in Juneau. These cases came in over the weekend; the EOC does not have information about new cases today. Due to a statewide backlog of cases, thorough contact tracing is strained, which means infection acquisition of most individuals will remain under investigation. Juneau residents who test positive are urged to immediately call their own close contacts. Read more about what to do here.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 530 residents test positive for COVID-19 since March and 105 nonresidents. There are 112 active cases in Juneau and 520 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation. There are currently four people with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today reports 345 new people with COVID-19 – 344 are residents and one is a nonresident. Over the weekend and today, the state also reported three more deaths – a male Anchorage resident in his 70s, a female Fairbanks resident in her 90s, and a female Anchorage resident in her 80s – bringing the total number of deaths to 84. Alaska has had 15,972 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 1,085 nonresidents.

For detailed information on COVID-19 in Juneau, read the City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center daily updates here.