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COVID at a glance for Friday, March 5

Published 2:00 am Tuesday, March 2, 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 Friday, March 5

Alert level: 1 — Minimal

New cases: 6 residents, 1 nonresident

Test positivity rate: .70%

Active cases: 23

Cumulative cases: 1,164 residents, 143 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 0

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 5

Vaccination information: 7,973 people people in Juneau have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 5,945have completed both doses.

State numbers, for Friday, March 5

Alert level: Intermediate

New cases: 138 residents, 11 nonresidents

Active cases: Data no longer provided by the state.

Test positivity rate: 2.17%

Cumulative cases: 56,745 residents and 2,435 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 33

New deaths: 2

Cumulative deaths: 301

Vaccination information: 163,906 people statewide have received their first dose, and 111,990 have completed both doses.

— Juneau Empire

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