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State reports 15 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau for Dec. 7 & 8

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 15 new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 7 and December 8. According to Juneau Public Health, there are about 75 active cases. At least half are secondary cases. There is currently one person with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

The Juneau School District, on December 7, reported seven new individuals within the Juneau School District who tested positive for COVID-19 and were infectious while in school:

One at Harborview Elementary School
Three at Yaakoosgé Daakahídi High School
One at Mendenhall River Community School
Two at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School

Statewide, DHSS reports 441 new people identified with COVID-19 – 434 are residents and seven are nonresidents – in the past two days. The state also reports three recent deaths, bringing the total number of resident deaths to 856:

Female Kenai resident in her 70s
Male Anchorage resident in his 50s
Male Kodiak resident in his 60s

Alaska has had 147,535 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,442 nonresidents.

Juneau vaccine update:

77.5 percent of the total population of Juneau has received at least 1 dose of vaccine and 72.7 percent has completed the vaccine series.
96 percent of the population in Juneau age 65+ has received at least one dose of vaccine and 92 percent has completed the vaccine series.

As a reminder, the next case count will be on Friday, December 10. To stay in line with DHSS’s reporting schedule, the City and Borough of Juneau will issue COVID-19 case count updates only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. For more information, read CBJ’s Emergency Operations Center Reports here.

December 8th, 2021|

Gathering & traveling safely for the holidays

With the holiday season upon us, many will be attending holiday gatherings with family and friends both near and far. Here are some tips and reminders about COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and holiday travel:

If you’re already fully vaccinated and you’re 18 years or older, you might be due for a booster for added protection:

If it’s been six months since your last Pfizer or Moderna dose, or two months since your Johnson & Johnson vaccine, you’re eligible. Your booster can be the same vaccine type you originally received, or it can be a different type — it’s your choice. Find vaccine availability in Juneau at juneau.org/vaccine.

If you’re not yet vaccinated but would like to be before attending holiday get-togethers, keep in mind these tips and time frames:

Protection from the vaccine begins building soon after your first dose; however, you are not considered fully-vaccinated until two weeks after a single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine or the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
If you are immunocompromised, and have not yet gotten your third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, please consider doing so before the holidays.

Other ways to help make your gatherings as safe as possible:

At-home tests: Even if you don’t have symptoms and have not been exposed to an individual with COVID-19, using an antigen at-home test before gathering indoors with others can give you information about the risk of spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. This is especially important before gathering with unvaccinated children, older individuals, those who are immunocompromised, or individuals at risk of severe disease. Wearing masks at indoor gatherings, or spacing people apart during meals when masks cannot be worn, will also help keep people safe.
Don’t be the one to bring COVID-19 to the party: If you are sick, experiencing symptoms, or have been exposed, stay home.

Prepare ahead:

If you’ll be celebrating the holidays with people outside of your regular social group, you can keep everyone safe by limiting your contacts before the gathering: avoid crowded, indoor spaces for a few weeks before your event, wear a mask when out in public, and consider getting tested before and after the party.

Do your holiday plans include traveling?

The CDC still recommends that only fully-vaccinated individuals travel. If you are unvaccinated, please consider being tested before traveling, when you arrive at your destination, and when you return home. The City and Borough of Juneau recommends all travelers, regardless of vaccination status, to test at the Juneau Airport upon arrival. Over-the-counter or at-home testing kits can be a helpful tool when traveling.
If you plan to travel internationally, you will need to get a COVID-19 viral test (regardless of vaccination status or citizenship) no more than 1 day before you travel by air into the United States, or you may instead travel with documentation of recovery from COVID-19 if you recently recovered from COVID-19. You must show your negative result, or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days, to the airline before you board your flight. Learn more about CDC requirements for international travel here.
Avoid crowded, indoor spaces for a few weeks before traveling.
Remember that masks are required in airports, on planes, buses, and trains for everyone 2 years and older.

CBJ wishes everyone a safe and healthy holiday season.

December 7th, 2021|

State reports 23 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau for Dec. 4-6

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 23 new individuals – 22 residents and one nonresident – in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 4 through December 6.

The Juneau School District reports two new individuals within the Juneau School District who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 and were infectious while in school:

One at Harborview Elementary School
One at Mendenhall River Community School

Statewide, DHSS reports 558 new people identified with COVID-19 – 550 are residents and eight are nonresidents – in the past three days. Alaska has had 147,103 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,434 nonresidents.

As a reminder, the next case count will be on Wednesday, December 8. To stay in line with DHSS’s reporting schedule, the City and Borough of Juneau will issue COVID-19 case count updates only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

December 6th, 2021|

State reports 11 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 11 new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 3.

Please note: Starting this Monday, December 6, the DHSS cases dashboard will update three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays – and DHSS will begin issuing its COVID-19 summary emails only on those days as well. To stay in line with DHSS’s reporting schedule, the City and Borough of Juneau will issue COVID-19 case count updates – like what you’re reading right now – only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Statewide, DHSS reports 318 new people identified with COVID-19 – 312 are residents and six are nonresidents. Alaska has had 146,558 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,426 nonresidents.

December 3rd, 2021|

State reports 13 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 13 new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 2. No one from the Juneau School District has tested positive for COVID-19 since yesterday.

Please note: Starting this coming Monday, December 6, the DHSS cases dashboard will update three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays – and DHSS will begin issuing its COVID-19 summary emails only on those days as well. To stay in line with DHSS’s reporting schedule, the City and Borough of Juneau will issue COVID-19 case count updates – like what you’re reading right now – only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Statewide, DHSS reports 349 new people identified with COVID-19 – 347 are residents and two are nonresidents. The state also reports two recent deaths, bringing the total number of resident deaths to 853:

Male Anchorage resident in his 20s
Male Dillingham Census Area resident in his 30s

Alaska has had 146,247 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,420 nonresidents.

December 2nd, 2021|