155 S. Seward Street  ▪  Juneau, Alaska  99801  ▪  907-586-5240 

INFORMATION RELEASE

December 2, 2021

State reports 13 new COVID-19 cases for Juneau

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) reports 13 new residents in the Juneau community identified with COVID-19 for December 2. No one from the Juneau School District has tested positive for COVID-19 since yesterday.

Please note: Starting this coming Monday, December 6, the DHSS cases dashboard will update three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays – and DHSS will begin issuing its COVID-19 summary emails only on those days as well. To stay in line with DHSS’s reporting schedule, the City and Borough of Juneau will issue COVID-19 case count updates – like what you’re reading right now – only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Statewide, DHSS reports 349 new people identified with COVID-19 – 347 are residents and two are nonresidents. The state also reports two recent deaths, bringing the total number of resident deaths to 853:

· Male Anchorage resident in his 20s

· Male Dillingham Census Area resident in his 30s

Alaska has had 146,247 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 5,420 nonresidents.

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Lisa Phu

Public Information Officer

City & Borough of Juneau

(907) 586-5374

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