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During a weekly update, Deputy City Manager Mila Cosgrove said 27 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Juneau during the last two weeks.
Nine of those cases have been attributed to community spread, meaning no known source of the virus was identified.
“With that, we are really urging the community to pay attention to what they’re doing,” Cosgrove said.
She encouraged residents to continue wearing masks when out in public and staying home if they’re sick.
Juneau remains in a “moderate” risk category due to the rate of community spread.
City Manager Rorie Watt said he’s seen good compliance with wearing face masks out in the community.
“Generally, I think the public is doing excellent. Certainly in retail spaces, supermarkets, hardware stores, whatnot,” Watt said. “I think there’s a fair element of people that are being more conservative in their COVID mitigation and every little bit helps.”
Watt said people should remain cautious of group settings and continue maintaining small social bubbles, especially now that school has started again.
The city’s weekly COVID-19 updates will now take place on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. instead of Thursdays.
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The City and Borough of Juneau’s weekly community update is at 4 p.m. today.
City Manager Rorie Watt and other members of the city’s emergency operations center will provide information about the COVID-19 response in Juneau and answer questions. Southeast Regional Nurse Manager Sarah Hargrave from the state’s Public Health Nursing will also join to explain contact tracing.
Community members can submit questions in advance to be answered during the update. The city is asking questions be sent to COVIDquestions@juneau.org.
Watch on Zoom, Facebook Live or here once the meeting is live. You can also call the city to listen by phone.
Note: The city had issues with Facebook Live, so today’s update aired on Zoom only and the video will be posted on CBJ’s Facebook.
