The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting six new residents with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health is attributing four of the cases to secondary transmission, one to community spread, and one is under investigation. The cluster associated with a small church in Juneau is still at 13 cases …
Recent storm and flooding events in Juneau caused significant damage to both private and public infrastructure. Governor Mike Dunleavy signed a public assistance Disaster Declaration for Southeast Alaska, including Juneau. The Juneau Assembly will consider declaring a local disaster for the City and Borough of Juneau at its Regular Assembly …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting five new residents with COVID-19 in Juneau. How the individuals acquired the virus is under investigation. CBJ’s numbers – on daily case count and cumulative case counts – differ from the Alaska Health and Social Services dashboard numbers due to more timely …
Juneau’s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive as early as next week, pending authorization by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. If approved, the first shipment from the State of Alaska to Juneau will be 975 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine, and they’ll go to frontline healthcare …
Juneau businesses that have been financially harmed by the pandemic have another opportunity to apply for relief through the CBJ Business Sustainability Grant Program. The Juneau Assembly has appropriated $14 million of CARES Act funding to provide financial support to businesses, and nearly $13 million of this funding has already …
Over the 14-day period from November 23 to December 6, there were 94 people in Juneau who tested positive for COVID-19 (that’s down from 109 during the previous two weeks): There were no ongoing clusters during this time period. Public Health attributed 55.5 percent of cases to secondary transmission, 23.5 percent …
The plaintiff in a wrongful death lawsuit dropped its lawsuit against all of the defendants: City and Borough of Juneau, Juneau Police Department Chief Ed Mercer, and JPD Officer James Esbenshade. The Estate of Kelly Michael Stephens, plaintiff, and the defendants filed a joint stipulation of dismissal in federal court …
The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting nine new residents with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health is attributing three cases to secondary transmission, one to out-of-state travel, and the rest are under investigation. Public Health says one of the cases is part of new cluster associated …
Individuals in Juneau that have been financially harmed by the pandemic can now apply for some relief through the COVID-19 Individual Assistance Grant Program. The Juneau Assembly recently appropriated $2 million of federal CARES Act funding to help qualifying individuals pay for basic needs like food, healthcare, transportation, utilities, and housing. Catholic …
The Juneau School District is preparing for students to return to school in January for in-person learning. With the health and safety of students, staff, families, and the community as priorities, the district’s start date schedule may shift based on the evolving health status of schools and the community. Teachers …
