CBJ reports six new COVID-19 cases in Juneau

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting six new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau. Public Health is attributing four cases to secondary transmission and two to community spread. The Wildflower Court cluster remains at 10 cases – eight are active and two have recovered. All active cases remain asymptomatic.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,089 residents test positive for COVID-19 since March and 138 nonresidents. There are 40 active cases in Juneau and 1,182 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today reports 226 new people identified with COVID-19 – 178 are residents and 48 are nonresidents. Alaska has had 52,956 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 1,864 nonresidents.

Vaccine information

According to DHSS, 5,276 people in the Juneau region have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine – either Pfizer or Moderna – and 1,622 have completed both doses. Statewide, 98,265 people have received their first dose and 31,675 have completed both doses.