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INFORMATION RELEASE
October 22, 2021
State reports 26 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 26 new individuals in the Juneau community – 25 residents and one nonresident – identified with COVID-19 for October
22. According to Juneau Public Health, there are about 205 active cases. Of those, 66 cases are from individuals age 18 or under, and 49 cases are from individuals under 12. The age range of positive cases is from under 1 to mid-90s. There are currently five
people with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.
Statewide, DHSS reports 877 new people identified with COVID-19 – 861 are
residents and 16 are nonresidents. The state also reports six recent deaths – five residents and one nonresident – bringing the total number of resident deaths to 673 and nonresident deaths to 25:
Alaska has had 128,084 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,188 nonresidents.
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Lisa Phu
Public Information Officer
City & Borough of Juneau
(907) 586-5374
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