City and Borough of Juneau reported on Tuesday three new COVID-19 cases.
All the newly reported cases are under investigation, the city said in a news release.
Cumulatively, 275 Juneau residents and 98 nonresidents have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, according to the City. There are 30 active cases and 342 people have recovered. All people with active cases are isolating.
Currently, four people are hospitalized with COVID-19 at Bartlett Regional Hospital, according to the city.
“We remain at a high alert level, and it’s primarily due to community spread,” said Mila Cosgrove, City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center incident commander, during a weekly COVID-19 update. “Our seven-day and 14-day case rate indicators are still at the high alert level.”
She and City Manager Rorie Watt advised residents to refrain from socializing with people with whom they do not reside while not wearing a face covering.
Statewide, Department of Health and Social Services announced 50 new COVID-19 cases. Forty-six cases are residents and four are nonresidents.
One new hospitalization and no new deaths were reported by the state on Monday. There have been a total of 266 hospitalization and 45 deaths statewide, according to state data.
So far there have been 6,950 cases statewide among residents and 936 among nonresidents. A total of 2,415 residents and 253 nonresidents have recovered, according to the state.
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