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CBJ reports three new COVID-19 cases in Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting three new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health attributes two cases to community spread and one to secondary transmission. The cluster associated with the private event is still at six active cases.

Two of today’s cases are individuals within the Juneau School District – one individual at Thunder Mountain High School and another at Mendenhall River Community School. One classroom at Mendenhall River Community School will move to distance delivery. All other school schedules there and at TMHS are on normal operations. Contact tracing is ongoing.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,303 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 158 nonresidents. There are 24 active cases in Juneau and 1,432 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 116 new people identified with COVID-19 – 114 residents and two nonresidents. Alaska has had 66,120 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,760 nonresidents.

May 7th, 2021|

CBJ reports five new COVID-19 cases in Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting five new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health is attributing two cases to secondary transmission, one to community spread, one is under investigation, and one case – attributed to out-of-state travel – occurred a couple weeks ago and has already recovered. The cluster associated with the private event is still at six active cases.

Two of today’s cases are individuals within the Juneau School District – one individual at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School and another at Sítʼ Eetí Shaanáx̱ – Glacier Valley School. Exposure was limited to one classroom at each school and instruction for those classes has been moved to distance delivery. Other classes and school programs at those schools are operating normally. Those who may have been exposed in the schools have already been directly contacted and have been given instructions to quarantine and test. Individuals who have not been identified as a close contact do not need to quarantine or be tested at this time.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,300 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 158 nonresidents. There are 25 active cases in Juneau and 1,428 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 92 new residents identified with COVID-19. The state also reports one death – a male Fairbanks resident in his 20s – bringing the total number of resident deaths to 343. Alaska has had 66,004 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,758 nonresidents.

May 6th, 2021|

Juneau’s 14-day COVID-19 recap: April 19 – May 2

Over the 14-day period from April 19 to May 2, there were 30 people in Juneau who tested positive for COVID-19 (that’s down from 38 during the previous two weeks):

23 percent of the cases were associated with cluster activity. One cluster associated with Thunder Mountain High School had a total of eight cases, which have all recovered. Public Health considers that cluster closed. A new cluster, associated with a private gathering, has recently been identified with six cases.
Public Health attributed 37 percent of cases to secondary transmission, 23 percent to out-of-state travel, 17 percent to community spread, and 23 percent of the cases remain under investigation.
90 percent of cases were contacted for contact tracing within 24 hours of a positive test being returned.
Disease spread was across all age groups, various racial groups (the category of individuals who self-identify as white is highest with 15), and was slightly more prevalent in males than females (57 percent/43 percent).

The community continues to see COVID-19 transmit via community spread, secondary infection, and travel. A variant of concern (UK/B1.1.7) has been identified in Juneau. Residents are cautioned to continue adherence to masking and social distancing when outside your immediate home.

Vaccine update:

60.1 percent of the total population of Juneau has received at least 1 dose of vaccine and 56.1 percent has completed the vaccine series.
74.4 percent of the Juneau population age 16 and above have received at least one dose of vaccine and 69.4 percent of the age eligible population has completed the vaccine series.
93.6 percent of the population in Juneau age 65+ has received at least one dose of vaccine and 89.4 percent has completed the vaccine series.

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

May 6th, 2021|

Single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine offered at several Juneau clinics this month

Community members have several opportunities this month to get a free single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which is authorized for ages 18 and up. All the clinics offer a walk-in option, or you can make an appointment at juneau.org/vaccine or call 586-6000. Please note: Each clinic will have a limited amount of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Here are the clinic dates:

May 7, 2 – 7 p.m. at St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church, 4207 Mendenhall Loop Road
May 8, 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Centennial Hall, 101 Egan Drive
May 11, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Juneau International Airport, 1873 Shell Simmons Drive
May 12, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Juneau Public Health Center, 3412 Glacier Highway
May 13, 2 – 7 p.m. at UAS, Mourant Cafe, 11066 Auke Lake Way
May 14, 2 – 7 p.m. at UAS, Mourant Cafe, 11066 Auke Lake Way
May 15, 2 – 7 p.m. at UAS, Mourant Cafe, 11066 Auke Lake Way
May 17, 2 – 7 p.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 740 W 10th Street

These clinics are organized by Juneau Public Health Center and the City and Borough of Juneau in partnership with the churches and University of Alaska Southeast.

Several Juneau pharmacies and clinics – Costco, Fred Meyer, Genoa Healthcare, Juneau Urgent Care, Ron’s Apothecary Shoppe, and Safeway – are also offering the COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson) with appointments throughout this month. Find those appointments here.

For more information, email [email protected].

May 5th, 2021|

CBJ reports three new COVID-19 cases in Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting three new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health is attributing one case to secondary transmission and the other two are under investigation. The cluster associated with the private event is still at six active cases.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,295 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 158 nonresidents. There are 22 active cases in Juneau and 1,426 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 146 new people identified with COVID-19 – 144 are residents and two are nonresidents. Alaska has had 65,908 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,758 nonresidents.

May 5th, 2021|