Over the 14-day period from September 28 to October 11, 27 people in Juneau tested positive for COVID-19: Public Health attributed 52 percent of the cases to community spread. This figure is up from 37.5 percent from last week. 18.5 percent of the cases were designated as secondary infection, and …
Getting a flu shot is more important than ever: for you, your family, and the community. Flu vaccination for everyone six months and older is part of a comprehensive public health strategy to reduce the burden of flu and preserve resources for COVID-19 patients and others who may need health …
Due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases among individuals in Juneau who experience homelessness, the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is standing up Centennial Hall this afternoon as an isolation facility. The EOC has also closed the Downtown Public Library to indoor service effective immediately; …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting nine new Juneau residents with COVID-19. In addition, Bartlett Regional Hospital reports its first COVID-19 death to occur at Bartlett since the start of the pandemic. The in-patient was a female Juneau resident in her sixties. She passed away …
Unemployed and under-employed Juneau artists and creative workers working in all genres are invited to submit a proposal for the COVID-19 Juneau ArtWorks Program. The goal of the program is to create employment for artists who’ve lost gigs, had contracts or events canceled, been laid off, or have otherwise been …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 17 new Juneau residents with COVID-19. These cases came in over the weekend and today. Public Health is attributing five of the cases to community spread, four to secondary transmission, and eight are under investigation. Seven of the 17 …
The counting of ballots in the CBJ Regular Municipal By Mail Election continues at the Anchorage Election Center and the second round of preliminary unofficial results have now been posted to Elections webpage at https://juneau.org/clerk/elections. Of the 11,000+ ballots received to date, the count on Saturday, October 10 put the …
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum has won Museums Alaska’s Award for Excellence in the Museum Field for their current exhibit, “Echoes of War: Unangax̂ Internment during WWII.” Congratulations to the museum staff, and the museum’s public, tribal, and private partners for receiving this great honor. The exhibit was created in partnership …
The Anchorage Health Department (AHD) is investigating a youth hockey tournament after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was identified. Attendees, which include players from Juneau, are urged to either isolate if symptoms are present or quarantine for 14 days if no symptoms are present. Juneau Public Health recommends attendees from …
City and Borough of Juneau Election officials will announce preliminary unofficial results of the October 6 Municipal Election today, October 9, at 5 p.m. (or shortly thereafter) via Zoom webinar. Watch the results here https://juneau.zoom.us/j/98361912192, or call 1-253-215-8782 or 1-346-248-7799 or 1-669-900-6833 with webinar ID 983 6191 2192, or watch on Facebook …
