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State announces another new COVID-19 case

Published 7:46 am Friday, May 29, 2020

By Juneau Empire

State announces another new COVID-19 case
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State announces another new COVID-19 case
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. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

The state reports another new case of COVID-19 in Juneau, according to a City and Borough of Juneau news release, which cited Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.

The case reported Friday and the one reported Thursday appear to be related to travel outside of Alaska, according to CBJ and Juneau Public Health Nursing. That brings the total of people from Juneau who have tested positive for COVID-19 to 33 since March; four cases are active and 29 of individuals have recovered.

For most people, the coronavirus causes only mild symptoms. But some people, usually those with other medical complications, develop more severe symptoms, including pneumonia, which can be fatal.

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