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COVID at a glance for Tuesday, Feb. 16

Published 2:00 am Tuesday, February 16, 2021

By Juneau Empire

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML)
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This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML)
FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML via AP)

These numbers come from reports from the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, as well as updates from the Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub and City and Borough of Juneau COVID-19 Dashboard.

Local numbers for Feb. 13-16

Alert level: 2 — Moderate

New cases: 12

Test positivity rate: .67%

Active cases: 17

Cumulative cases: 1,114 residents, 140 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 1

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 5

Vaccination information: 7,057 people in the Juneau region have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 4,302 have completed both doses.

State numbers for Feb. 12-15

Alert level: Intermediate

New cases: 427 residents, 49 nonresidents

Active cases: Data no longer provided by the state.

Test positivity rate: 2.12%

Cumulative cases: 54,736 residents and 2,177 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations:43

New deaths: 6

Cumulative deaths: 285

Vaccination information: 128,304 people statewide have received their first dose, and 65,310 have completed both doses.

— Juneau Empire

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