State reports 23 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau for Dec. 4-6

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 23 new individuals – 22 residents and one nonresident – in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 4 through December 6.

The Juneau School District reports two new individuals within the Juneau School District who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 and were infectious while in school:

• One at Harborview Elementary School
• One at Mendenhall River Community School

Statewide, DHSS reports 558 new people identified with COVID-19 – 550 are residents and eight are nonresidents – in the past three days. Alaska has had 147,103 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,434 nonresidents.

As a reminder, the next case count will be on Wednesday, December 8. To stay in line with DHSS’s reporting schedule, the City and Borough of Juneau will issue COVID-19 case count updates only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.