CBJ reports four new COVID-19 cases in Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting four new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health attributes two cases to secondary transmission and two others are under investigation. The small party cluster remains at nine cases with eight recovered.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,332 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 161 nonresidents. There are nine active cases in Juneau and 1,479 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 38 new residents identified with COVID-19. Alaska has had 67,252 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,800 nonresidents.

Vaccine information

According to DHSS, as well as data reported from the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs:

• 20,058 people in Juneau have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. That’s 63.1 percent of Juneau’s total population.
• 18,211 have completed their vaccine series. That’s 57.3 percent of Juneau’s total population.

Statewide, 322,908 people have received their first dose, according to DHSS, and 279,145 are fully vaccinated.