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COVID at a glance for Monday, March 8

Published 2:00 am Monday, March 8, 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 March 6-8

Alert level: 1 — Minimal

New cases: 0

Test positivity rate: .44%

Active cases: 16

Cumulative cases: 1,164 residents, 143 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 0

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 5

Vaccination information: 8,078 people people in Juneau have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 6,495 have completed both doses.

State numbers, for March 6-8

Alert level: Intermediate

New cases: 323 residents, 14 nonresidents

Active cases: Data no longer provided by the state.

Test positivity rate: 2.04%

Cumulative cases: 57,216 residents and 2,459 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 32

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 301

Vaccination information: 168,577 people statewide have received their first dose, and 117,861 have completed both doses.

— Juneau Empire

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