Alaska well being officers report dying of Juneau girl from COVID-19

Alaska well being officers say {that a} Juneau girl in her 30s has died of COVID-19. It’s not clear when she died. 

The state reported a complete of 21 new deaths amongst Alaska residents. One was in February of this 12 months, and the remaining have been from Might via July. 

Over the course of the pandemic, 22 Juneau residents have died from COVID-19.

The state reported 63 instances of COVID-19 in Juneau final week amongst residents and guests to city. That’s down 44% from the week earlier than, when there have been 112 instances. The counts don’t embrace constructive outcomes from house assessments.

There have been 2,553 instances reported throughout the state. That features 686 non-resident instances — 329 of these have been on vessels at sea associated to tourism.

Statewide, 65 individuals with COVID-19 are within the hospital, and one is on a ventilator. One particular person is being handled for COVID-19 an infection at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau.

COVID-19 vaccinations at the moment are accessible for anybody 6 months outdated or older. Juneau Public Well being presents vaccine clinics on Wednesdays and Fridays.

In Juneau, name 907-586-6000 or go to www.juneau.org/vaccine  to make an appointment. 

Correction: Circumstances have been down 44% from the earlier week’s whole.