CBJ reports 10 new COVID-19 cases in Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 10 new residents with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health is attributing six cases to secondary transmission, one to community spread, and the rest are under investigation.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 744 residents test positive for COVID-19 since March and 112 nonresidents. There are 65 active cases in Juneau and 787 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation. There is currently one person with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today reports 710 new people with COVID-19 – 700 are residents and 10 are nonresidents. Alaska has had 28,339 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 1,204 nonresidents.

Please note: The next case count update will come out Monday, November 30.

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