The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 27 new individuals with COVID-19 in Juneau – 26 are residents and one is a nonresident. These cases came in November 14-16. Public Health is attributing nine of the resident cases to secondary transmission and the rest are under …
The Juneau School District has decided to delay the introduction of regular education students into schools for in-person instruction. Last week, the district announced kindergarten students returning to the classroom as soon as November 30. Now, regular education in-person learning will begin no earlier than January 11. The decision was made …
Traditional Thanksgiving gatherings with family and friends can increase the chances of getting or spreading COVID-19. With COVID-19 cases on the rise around Alaska and small household gatherings contributing to the increase, the City and Borough of Juneau urges community members to only celebrate Thanksgiving inside with people in your …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 14 new residents with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health is attributing five of the resident cases to secondary transmission, two are related to out-of-state travel, and the rest are under investigation. The five secondary cases are part of a …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 12 new individuals with COVID-19 in Juneau over yesterday and today – 10 residents and two nonresidents. Public Health is attributing two of the resident cases to community spread, one to secondary transmission, and the remaining seven resident cases …
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy’s emergency message this morning reinforces the measures the City and Borough of Juneau has taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Juneau. CBJ Emergency Operations Center raised the overall community risk level to Level 3 High on October 20, and that remains the current level. …
Over the 14-day period from October 26 to November 8, there were 107 people in Juneau who tested positive for COVID-19 (that’s down from 138 during the previous two weeks): 85 percent of cases from this time period are associated with ongoing clusters. One cluster involves cases among Juneau’s vulnerable/unsheltered population …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 17 new residents with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health is attributing eight of the cases to secondary transmission (most within households), two are related to out-of-state travel, and the rest are under investigation. The Mendenhall Auto Center cluster is …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center opened Centennial Hall as a COVID-19 isolation facility in mid-October. It was in response to a cluster of cases associated with Juneau’s vulnerable/unsheltered population, which grew to include family members, friends, individuals who work for a social service organization, and those …
The Juneau School District is welcoming Kinder Ready preschool classes to in-person learning today, November 9. Two small cohorts of preschoolers kick off the district’s slow and incremental expansion of in-person attendance at schools. JSD Superintendent Bridget Weiss will be joining the November 10 COVID-19 Community Update; submit questions to …
