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 CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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 CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

COVID at a Glance for Friday, Jan. 7

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 will begin providing COVID-19 data updates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays instead of daily. COVID at a glance will follow that schedule.

Local numbers for Jan. 5-6

Alert level:Modified high

New cases: 199 residents, 3 nonresidents

Test positivity rate: 17%

Cumulative cases: 4,704 residents and 325 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 0

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 17 residents, 1 nonresident

Vaccination information: 83 % of Juneau’s eligible population (79% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78% of eligible Juneau residents (74% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.

State numbers for Jan. 5-6

Alert level: High

New cases: 3,534 residents, 106 nonresidents

Test positivity rate: 18.75%

Cumulative cases: 158,436 residents and 5,917 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 74

New deaths: 1

Cumulative deaths: 948 residents, 32 nonresidents

Vaccination information: 67.8% of Alaska’s eligible population ( 60.6% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 63.4% of eligible Alaskans (56.6% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.

— Juneau Empire

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