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COVID at a glance for Thursday, March 18

Published 2:00 am Wednesday, March 17, 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

Alert level: 1 — Minimal

New cases: 1 resident

Test positivity rate: .93%

Active cases: 16

Cumulative cases: 1,183 residents, 143 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 1

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 5

Vaccination information: 11,899 people people in Juneau have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 7,374 have completed both doses.

State numbers

Alert level: High

New cases: 152 residents, 5 nonresidents

Active cases: Data no longer provided by the state.

Test positivity rate: 2.34%

Cumulative cases: 58,580 residents and 2,509 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 39

New deaths: 3

Cumulative deaths: 306

Vaccination information: 204,918 people statewide have received their first dose, and 141,464 have completed both doses.

— Juneau Empire

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