A nearly year-long effort between the City and Borough of Juneau and Bartlett Regional Hospital to bring local mass COVID-19 testing to Juneau reached a milestone this week. BRH’s new lab featuring a Roche Cobas 6800 Analyzer that can process COVID-19 tests went live on Tuesday, February 23. Rather than …
In addition to the rapidly increasing avalanche hazard in urban avalanche paths this weekend (Feb. 27-28), the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities says heavy rain/snow at higher elevations will also cause the avalanche hazard above Thane Road to increase rapidly. Residents are reminded to obey posted warning signs …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting one new resident identified with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health is attributing the case to secondary transmission. Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,145 residents test positive for COVID-19 since March and 142 nonresidents. There are 21 active cases in Juneau and 1,261 …
Juneau Voices Audio Walk is a series of location-specific, place-based sound installations featuring stories and memories told by Juneau residents who lived them. The sound installations are linked to 11 of the new Downtown Wayfinding and Interpretive Elements signs through QR codes, which will be available for listening starting March …
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 of the cases to community spread, two to secondary transmission, and one is under investigation. Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,144 residents test positive for COVID-19 since March and …
UPDATE: All appointments for the March 12-13 COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at Centennial Hall have been booked. If you were not able to get an appointment, do not worry. Additional clinics will be held as more vaccine becomes available. In time, every Juneau resident who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will get …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting three new individuals identified with COVID-19 in Juneau – two are residents and one is a nonresident. Public Health is attributing all the cases to secondary transmission. Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,139 residents test positive for COVID-19 since March and 142 …
To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Juneau, members of the public have long been required to wear a mask on public transportation and at the Juneau International Airport. As of last month, the rule is also a federal law. Capital Transit, CAPITAL AKcess, and the Juneau International Airport require …
Over the 14-day period from February 8 to February 21, there were 39 people in Juneau who tested positive for COVID-19 (that’s up from 23 during the previous two weeks): No cases were associated with cluster activity. There is heightened case activity passing through larger families. Public Health attributed 59 …
No new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Juneau today. Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,137 residents test positive for COVID-19 since March and 141 nonresidents. There are 24 active cases in Juneau and 1,249 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation. There is currently one …
