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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting seven new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau.

Public Health is attributing one case to community spread, one to secondary transmission, and the rest are under investigation.

Cumulatively, Juneau has had 974 residents test positive for COVID-19 since March and 125 nonresidents.

There are 17 active cases in Juneau and 1,077 individuals have recovered.

There are currently two people with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today reports 411 new people identified with COVID-19 – 403 are residents and eight are nonresidents.

 

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