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COVID at a glance for Monday, March 1

Published 2:00 am Friday, February 26, 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 Feb. 27-March 1

Alert level: 1 — Minimal

New cases: 7 residents

Test positivity rate: .58%

Active cases: 15

Cumulative cases: 1,152 residents, 142 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 0

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 5

Vaccination information: 7,744 people people in Juneau have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 5,278 have completed both doses.

State numbers for Feb. 27-March 1

Alert level: Intermediate

New cases: 349 residents, 36 nonresidents

Active cases: Data no longer provided by the state.

Test positivity rate: 2.16%

Cumulative cases: 56,339 residents and 2,342 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 43

New deaths: 10

Cumulative deaths: 297

Vaccination information: 155,951 people statewide have received their first dose, and 103,668 have completed both doses.

— Juneau Empire

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