CBJ reports two new COVID-19 cases in Juneau June 17 &18

The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting two new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau for June 17 and June 18. Public Health attributes one case to secondary transmission and one is under investigation. The small daycare cluster remains at 13 cases, now with 12 recovered.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 1,375 residents test positive for COVID-19 and 167 nonresidents. There are nine active cases in Juneau and 1,528 individuals have recovered. All individuals with active cases of COVID-19 are in isolation.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 96 new people identified with COVID-19 in the past two days – 87 are residents and nine are nonresidents. Alaska has had 68,031 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,844 nonresidents.