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COVID at a Glance for Wednesday, April 20

Published 10:30 pm Tuesday, March 29, 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, which shares data weekly on Wednesday.

Local numbers for April 13-19

Alert level: Minimal

New cases: 86 residents, 5 nonresidents

Cumulative cases: 7,916 residents and 394 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 1

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 22 residents, 1 nonresident

Vaccination information: 85% of Juneau’s eligible population (81% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 80% of eligible Juneau residents (76% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.

State numbers for April 13-19

Alert level: High

New cases: 1,505 residents, 21 nonresidents

Cumulative cases: 243,466 residents and 8,040 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 20

New deaths: 13

Cumulative deaths: 1,215 residents, 33 nonresidents

Vaccination information: 71.8% of Alaska’s eligible population (67.1% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 64.7% of eligible Alaskans (60.4% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.

— Juneau Empire

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