Juneau just had its highest new COVID-19 case rate ever
The Juneau Assembly unanimously reenacted its emergency measures to combat COVID-19. They are now in effect until Oct. 31.
Should you be wearing a mask indoors in your part of Alaska? There’s a map for that.
As the highly contagious delta variant spreads, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that even fully vaccinated people mask up indoors if they’re in a place with “substantial” or “high” virus transmission.
Vaccination rates by region
Vaccination complete
One vaccine dose
Unvaccinated people
Under 12 (no vaccine authorized yet)
| Alaska | 43% 4% 35% 17% |
| Aleutians East Borough | |
| Aleutians West Census Area | |
| Anchorage Municipality | |
| Bethel Census Area | |
| Bristol Bay plus Lake and Peninsula | |
| Denali Borough | |
| Dillingham Census Area | |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | |
| Haines Borough | |
| Juneau City and Borough | |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | |
| Kodiak Island Borough | |
| Kusilvak Census Area | |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | |
| Nome Census Area | |
| North Slope Borough | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | |
| Petersburg Borough | |
| Prince Of Wales-Hyder Census Area | |
| Sitka City and Borough | |
| Skagway Municipality | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | |
| Wrangell City and Borough | |
| Yakutat plus Hoonah-Angoon | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area |
Data from Alaska DHSS (Chart by David Purdy/KTOO)
Anchorage epidemiologist, who oversaw COVID-19 data, resigns
Janet Johnston has left her job for a position outside the government.
Regional alert levels
| Alert level | Cases in last 14 days | Per 100,000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Region | High | 1118 | 386.9 |
| Fairbanks Region | Intermediate | 114 | 117.3 |
| Juneau Region | High | 137 | 431.2 |
| Kenai Peninsula Region | High | 305 | 517.5 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | High | 191 | 178 |
| Northwest Region | Intermediate | 31 | 114.3 |
| Other Interior Region | High | 164 | 705.8 |
| Other Southeast Region – Northern | High | 283 | 1386.8 |
| Other Southeast Region – Southern | Intermediate | 26 | 131.5 |
| Y-K Delta Region | High | 97 | 373.7 |
| Southwest Region | High | 94 | 332.5 |
Alert levels according to data from Alaska DHSS (Chart by David Purdy/KTOO)
Resources
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News and information from state agencies
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- Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
- Unemployment info from Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
For Juneau
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- Bartlett Regional Hospital
- Capital Transit
- Juneau School District
- Juneau International Airport
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