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COVID at a glance for Tuesday, Feb. 2

Published 2:00 am Tuesday, February 2, 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

Alert level: 2 — Moderate

New cases:3 residents, 1 nonresident

Test positivity rate: 1.33%

Active cases: 34

Cumulative cases: 1,083 residents, 138 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 0

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 5

State numbers

Alert level: High

New cases: 111residents, 29 nonresidents

Active cases: Data no longer provided by the state.

Test positivity rate: 2.37%

Cumulative cases: 52,775 residents and 1,819 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 49

New deaths: 17 — all were found through death certificate review

Cumulative deaths: 277

— Juneau Empire

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