CBJ reports six new COVID-19 cases in Juneau June 8 & 9

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting six new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau for June 8 and June 9. Public Health attributes four cases to secondary transmission and two are under investigation. The cluster associated with the small daycare is at nine cases, including two recovered.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,367 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 166 nonresidents. There are 25 active cases in Juneau and 1,503 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 55 new people identified with COVID-19 in the past two days – 52 are residents and three are nonresidents. Alaska has had 67,763 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,825 nonresidents.