COVID19 – Page 54 – City and Borough of Juneau

Why I got vaccinated: Forrest Bowers

“I love the recreation that Alaska offers, from hiking to hunting and everything in between. I got vaccinated to help protect myself, my friends, my coworkers, and my family from COVID-19, so that we can continue to explore and adventure together safely in and around Alaska.”

Forrest Bowers lives in Juneau and is a longtime Alaskan. He’s an avid outdoorsmen and works for the Alaska Department of Fish & Game in the Division of Commercial Fisheries.

Find out how to get your vaccine by going to juneau.org/vaccine or by calling 586-6000.

June 16th, 2021|

Juneau’s 14-day COVID-19 recap: May 31 – June 13

Over the 14-day period from May 31 to June 13, there were 29 people in Juneau who tested positive for COVID-19 (that’s down from 33 during the previous two weeks):

28 percent of the cases were associated with a cluster involving a small daycare. To date, 11 people have tested positive with nine recovered.
Public Health attributed 79 percent of cases to secondary transmission, 10 percent to community spread, four percent to out-of-state travel, and seven percent of the cases remain under investigation.
100 percent of cases were contacted for contact tracing within 24 hours of a positive test being returned.
Disease spread is proportionally higher among individuals under the age of 19 and less prevalent in those over the age of 60. There is case positivity among various racial groups (the category of individuals who self-identify as white is highest with 15), and more cases in females than males (59 percent/41 percent).

The community continues to see COVID-19 spread in the community with a higher proportion of cases occurring in youth under the age of 19. Three variants of concern have been identified in Juneau (Alpha/B1.1.7, Beta/B.1.351, and Gamma/P1).

Vaccine update:

65.5 percent of the total population of Juneau has received at least 1 dose of vaccine and 61.2 percent has completed the vaccine series.
90 percent of the population in Juneau age 65+ has received at least one dose of vaccine and 87 percent has completed the vaccine series.

Read the full Emergency Operations Center Report, which included this weekly recap, as well as other reports here.

June 15th, 2021|

CBJ reports four new COVID-19 cases in Juneau June 12-14

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting four new individuals identified with COVID-19 in Juneau for June 12 – 14. Three are resident cases and one is a non-resident case. Of the resident cases, Public Health attributes one to out-of-state travel and the rest are under investigation. The nonresident case is attributed to community spread. The small daycare cluster remains at 11 cases, now with eight recovered.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,371 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 167 nonresidents. There are 15 active cases in Juneau and 1,518 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 58 new people identified with COVID-19 in the past three days – 55 are residents and three are nonresidents. Alaska has had 67,885 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,832 nonresidents.

June 14th, 2021|

Need a COVID-19 test? You can now register online or still call 586-6000.

You can now register online for a COVID-19 test at the City and Borough of Juneau’s Drive-Thru testing facility. Registering online is a convenient option, though anyone can still call the COVID-19 Hotline at 586-6000 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily to schedule an appointment. Juneau continues to see COVID-19 cases in the community and testing is an important tool to contain the spread, especially for unvaccinated individuals and youth under age 12.

Reasons to contact a health care provider or register online to schedule a COVID-19 test:

Symptomatic: You are feeling even mildly ill with new symptoms like fatigue, chills, cough, fever, or decreased sense of taste or smell
Close contact: You have been identified by Public Health as a close contact
Pre-procedural: You need to get tested before a medical procedure or medical appointment (register online no more than two weeks ahead of when you want to get tested)
Youth camp: You need to get tested before attending youth summer camp (register online no more than two weeks ahead of when you want to get tested)

CBJ’s Drive-Thru testing facility is located at Hagevig Fire Training Center on 2601 Sherwood Lane. Tests are processed at Bartlett Regional Hospital and results are expected within 24 hours.

Please note: This new online registration system will only allow you to pick a date for the test. After you complete the form, a COVID-19 Hotline staff member will call you to confirm a time. You can find the online registration link on the bottom of juneau.org/covid19.

For more information, call 586-6000 or email [email protected].

June 11th, 2021|

CBJ reports one new COVID-19 case in Juneau June 10 & 11

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting one new resident identified with COVID-19 in Juneau for June 10 and June 11. Public Health says the case is attributed to secondary transmission and is part of the small daycare cluster, bringing that cluster total to 11 cases, including four recovered.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,368 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 166 nonresidents. There are 15 active cases in Juneau and 1,514 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 49 new people identified with COVID-19 in the past two days – 46 are residents and three are nonresidents. The state also reports four deaths identified through death certificate review – a female Sitka resident in her 90s, a female Wasilla resident in her 90s, a female Fairbanks resident in her 70s, and a male Fairbanks resident in his 70s – bringing the total number of resident deaths to 366. Alaska has had 67,823 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,829 nonresidents.

June 11th, 2021|