Worth the wait: More than 1,000 people in Juneau vaccinated against COVID-19 during weekend clinic
By the end of the weekend, City Emergency Manager Robert Barr said about 10% of Juneau’s eligible population would be vaccinated.
Daily new cases reported
Total Alaska resident cases:
50,572
Total non-resident cases:
1,650
Total deaths:
229
Data from the state health department showing cases by date reported. “Alaska resident cases” means Alaska residents diagnosed with COVID-19, both in and out of the state. “Non-resident cases” means the number of people from outside of the state who were diagnosed with COVID-19 while in Alaska. “Total” case numbers are cumulative (i.e., include people who have recovered). (Graphic by David Purdy/KTOO)
Haines area residents are getting vaccinated at nearly 10 times the national rate
Over the course of two days, the Haines Health Center ceased normal appointments to give about 600 people from Haines and Klukwan their first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Angoon elder lost to the coronavirus remembered as a bearer of Tlingit culture and language
George Nelson Jr. lived as one of 600 or so residents of Angoon, where he devoted himself to his community and his family.
Regional alert levels
| Alert level | Cases in last 14 days | Per 100,000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Municipality | High | 1238 | 30.3 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | High | 522 | 38.9 |
| Juneau City and Borough | Intermediate | 37 | 8.3 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | High | 152 | 18.6 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Region | High | 573 | 38.5 |
| Northwest Region | High | 273 | 71.1 |
| Other Interior Region | High | 87 | 26.5 |
| Other Southeast Region – Northern | High | 40 | 14 |
| Other Southeast Region – Southern | Intermediate | 23 | 8.2 |
| Y-K Delta Region | High | 499 | 135.5 |
| Southwest Region | High | 171 | 42.3 |
Alert levels according to data from Alaska DHSS (Chart by David Purdy/KTOO)
Resources
COVID-19 numbers
News and information from state agencies
- Governor’s office
- Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
- Unemployment info from Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
For Juneau
- City and Borough of Juneau
- Bartlett Regional Hospital
- Capital Transit
- Juneau School District
- Juneau International Airport
- Cruise Lines International Association Alaska