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COVID at a glance for Friday, June 11

The most recent state and local figures.

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. As of Monday, the state and CBJ will provide informational updates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, instead of on every weekday. Therefore, COVID at a Glance will appear in Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday editions of the Empire.

Local numbers for June 10 and 11

Alert level: 1b —Minimal

New cases: 1 resident

Test positivity rate: 2%

Active cases: 15

Cumulative cases: 1,368 residents, 166 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 1

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 5

Vaccination information: 76.2% of Juneau’s eligible population (65.4% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 71% of Juneau’s eligible population (60.9% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.

State numbers for June 9 and 10

Alert level: Low

New cases: 46 residents, 3 nonresidents

Active cases: Data no longer provided by the state.

Test positivity rate: .74%

Cumulative cases: 67,823 residents and 2,829 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 17

New deaths: 4, identified through death certificate review.

Cumulative deaths: 366 residents, 7 nonresidents.

Vaccination information: 54% of Alaska’s eligible population (45% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 48% of eligible Alaskans (40% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.

— Juneau Empire

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