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. The city and state provide updates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. COVID at a glance appears on days following new data.
Local numbers for March 7-8
Alert level: Minimal
New cases: 29 residents
Cumulative cases: 7,360 residents and 377 nonresidents
Current hospitalizations: 2
New deaths: 0
Cumulative deaths: 21 residents, 1 nonresident
Vaccination information: 85% of Juneau’s eligible population (80% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 79% of eligible Juneau residents (75% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.
State numbers for March 7-8
Alert level: High
New cases: 1,423 residents, 12 nonresidents
Cumulative cases: 234,865 residents and 7,877 nonresidents
Current hospitalizations: 69
New deaths: 10
Cumulative deaths: 1,168 residents, 33 nonresidents
Vaccination information: 71.1% of Alaska’s eligible population (66.5% overall) has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 64% of eligible Alaskans (59.8% overall) have completed a full vaccination series.
— Juneau Empire
