Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in Juneau and around the state, the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is requiring all individuals – vaccinated and unvaccinated – to wear masks in CBJ facilities. That includes City Hall, Augustus Brown Pool, Dimond Park Aquatic Center, Downtown Public Library, Mendenhall Valley Public Library, Douglas Public Library, Juneau-Douglas City Museum, and Zach Gordon Youth Center. Masking is required in these facilities effective immediately.

These locations are in addition to the CBJ facilities and services that have already been requiring masks – on Capital Transit/CAPITAK AKcess, in the Juneau International Airport, Juneau School District facilities, and Bartlett Regional Hospital.

The EOC also encourages everyone – vaccinated and unvaccinated – to wear a mask in other indoor public areas, like grocery stores, restaurants and bars when you’re not actively eating and drinking, gyms, and other indoor spaces where people are gathered. In addition, keep your social bubbles small to curb disease spread and make contact tracing more effective. Socialize outdoors with good social distancing if possible.

The EOC continues to recommend testing, which remains an important tool in slowing the spread of COVID-19:

• For vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, if you’re feeling even mildly ill with new symptoms like fatigue, chills, cough, fever, or decreased sense of taste or smell, contact your health care provider or call Juneau’s COVID-19 Screening Hotline at 586-6000 daily, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to schedule a free COVID-19 test at CBJ’s Drive-Thru testing facility. You can also register online here.
• Unvaccinated individuals who’ve traveled within state – particularly to Sitka, Anchorage, or Kenai Peninsula – are asked to take a COVID-19 test upon arrival at the Juneau airport.

For more information, contact the City Manager’s Office at 586-5240 or email [email protected].

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center reports 24 new individuals – 22 residents and two nonresidents – identified with COVID-19 in Juneau for July 17-19. Of the resident cases, Public Health attributes five to community spread, 10 to secondary transmission, one to out-of-state travel, and six are under investigation. Both of the nonresident cases are in the tourism industry. The cluster associated with the American Cruise Line ship Constellation remains at 16 – nine have recovered, and seven active are isolating in Juneau.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,429 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 186 nonresidents. There are 47 active cases in Juneau and 1,563 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 456 new people identified with COVID-19 in the past three days – 436 are residents and 20 are nonresidents. Alaska has had 69,891 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 3,008 nonresidents.

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center reports 15 new individuals – nine residents and six nonresidents – identified with COVID-19 in Juneau for July 15 and 16. Of the resident cases, Public Health attributes four to community spread, two to secondary transmission, and three are under investigation.

Of the six nonresidents, four are in the tourism sector and two are tourists. All are associated with the American Cruise Lines ship Constellation, bringing that cluster total to 16 individuals – four who are isolating in Petersburg and 12 isolating in Juneau.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,407 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 184 nonresidents. There are 28 active cases in Juneau and 1,558 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 reports 284 new people identified with COVID-19 in the past two days – 264 are residents and 20 are nonresidents. Alaska has had 69,453 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,987 nonresidents.