CBJ reports 10 new COVID-19 cases in Juneau March 13-15

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 10 new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau for March 13-15. Public Health is attributing one case to secondary transmission, one to community spread, one to out-of-state travel, and the rest are under investigation.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,179 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 143 nonresidents. There are 17 active cases in Juneau and 1,300 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation. There is currently one person with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 383 new people identified with COVID-19 over the past three days – 372 are residents and 11 are nonresidents. Alaska has had 58,157 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,494 nonresidents.

Vaccine information

According to DHSS, as well as data reported from the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 9,965 people in the Juneau region have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 7,241 are fully vaccinated.

Statewide, 195,328 people have received their first dose, according to DHSS, and 135,482 are fully vaccinated.