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COVID at a glance for Friday, March 26

The most recent state and local numbers.

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 number as of Friday

Alert level: 1 — Minimal

New cases: 1 resident

Test positivity rate: .36%

Active cases: 9

Cumulative cases: 1,190 residents, 145 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 0

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 5

Vaccination information: 14,530 people people in Juneau have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 7,817 have completed both doses.

State numbers as of Friday

Alert level: High

New cases: 179 residents, 4 nonresidents

Active cases: Data no longer provided by the state.

Test positivity rate: 2.68%

Cumulative cases: 59,710 residents and 2,538 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 30

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 309

Vaccination information: 229,779 people statewide have received their first dose, and 158,064 have completed both doses.

— Juneau Empire

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