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COVID at a glance for Friday, Feb. 12

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 numbers

Alert level: 2 — Moderate

New cases: 2

Test positivity rate: .72%

Active cases:11

Cumulative cases: 1,103 residents, 139 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 1

New deaths: 0

Cumulative deaths: 5

Vaccination information: 6,371 people in the Juneau region have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 4,029 have completed both doses.

State numbers

Alert level: Intermediate

New cases: 134 residents, 10 nonresidents

Active cases: Data no longer provided by the state.

Test positivity rate: 2.26%

Cumulative cases: 54,282 residents and 2,128 nonresidents

Current hospitalizations: 35

New deaths: 2

Cumulative deaths: 280

Vaccination information: 120,396 people statewide have received their first dose, and 54,739 have completed both doses.

— Juneau Empire

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