Juneau’s 14-day COVID-19 recap: March 22 – April 4
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Over the 14-day period from March 22 to April 4, there were 22 people in Juneau who tested positive for COVID-19 (that's up from 16 during the previous two weeks):
  • None of the cases were associated with a cluster.
  • Public Health attributed 36 percent of cases to community spread, 32 percent to secondary transmission, 14 percent to out-of-state travel, and 18 percent of the cases remain under investigation.
  • 100 percent of cases were contacted for contact tracing within 24 hours of a positive test being returned.
  • Disease spread was across all age groups, various racial groups (the category of individuals who self-identify as white is highest with 10), and was more prevalent in males than females (60 percent/40 percent).

The community continues to see COVID-19 transmit via community spread, secondary infection, and travel. Residents are cautioned to strictly adhere to all travel-related rules and to continue strict adherence to masking and social distancing when outside your immediate home.

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Vaccine update:
  • 47 percent of the of the total population of Juneau has received at least 1 dose of vaccine and 31.9 percent are fully vaccinated.
  • 58.2 percent of the Juneau population age 16 and above have received at least one dose of vaccine and 39.5 percent of the age eligible population is fully vaccinated.
  • The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is reporting 79.4 percent of the population in Juneau age 65+ is fully vaccinated.

Read the full Emergency Operations Center Report, which included this weekly recap, as well as other reports here.

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