State reports 26 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 26 new individuals in the Juneau community – 25 residents and one nonresident – identified with COVID-19 for October 22. According to Juneau Public Health, there are about 205 active cases. Of those, 66 cases are from individuals age 18 or under, and 49 cases are from individuals under 12. The age range of positive cases is from under 1 to mid-90s. There are currently five people with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Statewide, DHSS reports 877 new people identified with COVID-19 – 861 are residents and 16 are nonresidents. The state also reports six recent deaths – five residents and one nonresident – bringing the total number of resident deaths to 673 and nonresident deaths to 25:

• Male Anchorage resident in his 50s
• Male Anchorage resident in his 70s
• Female Bethel Census Area resident in her 80s
• Female Fairbanks resident in her 70s
• Male Anchorage resident in his 80s
• A nonresident female in her 50s, diagnosed in Wasilla

Alaska has had 128,084 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,188 nonresidents.