CBJ reports 34 new COVID-19 cases for Aug. 17

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center reports 34 new individuals – 31 residents and 3 nonresidents – identified with COVID-19 for August 17.

Of the resident cases, Public Health attributes 13 to secondary transmission, three to community spread, and 15 are under investigation. One of the resident cases is currently isolating outside of Juneau. Two of the nonresident cases are attributed to out-of-state travel and one is under investigation. The cluster associated with an out-of-town youth sports event is still at 22 cases – five are active, 17 are recovered.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,819 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 220 nonresidents. There are 144 active cases and 1,888 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 reports 459 new people identified with COVID-19 – 436 are residents and 23 are nonresidents. The state is also reporting five recent deaths – a female Anchorage resident in her 70s, a Sitka female resident in her 40s, a female Anchorage resident in her 70s, a female Anchorage resident in her 60s, and a female Anchorage resident in her 20s – bringing the total number of resident deaths to 400. Alaska has had 77,774 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 3,563 nonresidents.