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COVID at a Glance for Friday, Feb. 18

Published 10:30 pm Thursday, February 17, 2022

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Alberta's oilsands are operating with critical staff only as the highly contagious Omicron variant sweeps the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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. The city and state provide updates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. COVID at a glance appears on days following new data.

Local numbers for Feb. 16-17

Alert level: Moderate

New cases: 41 residents,

Cumulative cases: 7,210 residents and 374 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 4

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 21 residents, 1 nonresident

Vaccination information: 84% of Juneau’s eligible population (80% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 79% of eligible Juneau residents (75% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.

State numbers for Feb. 16-17

Alert level: High

New cases: 1,131 residents, 19 nonresidents

Cumulative cases: 228,237 residents and 7,719 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 107

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 1,108 residents, 33 nonresidents

Vaccination information: 70.8% of Alaska’s eligible population (66.2% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 63.6% of eligible Alaskans (59.4% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.

— Juneau Empire

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