Tribal Emergency Operations Center: 3.15.21 Update on COVID-19

Providing current news on the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) to protect the safety and well-being of Tlingit & Haida's citizens, clients, employees and communities.

CONTACT:

Tribal Emergency Operations Center (TEOC)

907.463.7368 ∙ communications@ccthita-nsn.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 15, 2021

Tlingit & Haida is committed to providing current information on the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to ensure all tribal citizens remain informed and have the resources needed to stay safe. Below is a brief update from Tlingit & Haida’s Tribal Emergency Operations Center.

Note: Due to the increase in cases statewide, certain areas of the State of Alaska's data entry are lagging far behind real-time. As a result, they have removed the active and recovered case counts from the data hub to prevent inaccurate or outdated information from being reported.

The total number of cumulative positive COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of yesterday is 60,651, including 96 new resident cases and 2 new non-resident cases reported. Of these cases, 54,472 are under investigation, 704 individuals had a recent history of travel and 5,475 were close contact, community or unknown. There has been a total of 1,319 hospitalizations, 331,701 vaccinations and 306 deaths. To view Southeast Alaska cases, case counts by high tribal citizen populations, and U.S. breakdowns, see below.

If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever with symptoms, such as a cough or difficulty breathing, contact your local healthcare provider for medical advice.

*The Alaska COVID-19 data is derived from the Alaska Coronavirus Response Hub developed by the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Alaska resident cases are reported by place of resident, and includes Alaskan residents diagnosed and isolated out-of-state. Non-resident cases are reported by place of diagnosis. Communities with fewer than 1,000 residents are combined at the borough/census area level to protect patient privacy. Counts by residency status and place are subject to change as additional information is collected during case investigations. Source: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

SOUTHEAST ALASKA TOTAL CASES

Southeast Alaska Total Cases by Community:

There are 2,373 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Southeast Alaska including 9 new resident cases reported: Juneau (3), Ketchikan (5) and Petersburg (1). Of these cases, 78 have been hospitalized and 10 deaths have been recorded.

Haines Borough: 28
Juneau City & Borough: 1,280
Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 383
Petersburg Borough: 151
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 83
Craig: 10
Metlakatla: 14
Other: 59
Sitka City & Borough: 325
Skagway: 20
Wrangell City & Borough: 32
Yakutat-Hoonah-Angoon: 71

CASE COUNTS BY HIGH TRIBAL CITIZEN POPULATIONS

California*:

Confirmed Cases: 3,602,212
Deaths: 55,916
Vaccinated: 11,785,750

*Reported by the Los Angeles Times as of

2:14 PM (PST) on March 15, 2021.

Washington*:

Confirmed Cases: 328,975
Deaths: 5,123
Vaccinated: 2,267,958

*Reported by Washington State Department of Health as of 11:59 PM (PST) on March 12, 2021.

UNITED STATES CASE COUNT UPDATE

United States COVID-19 Cases:

Total Confirmed: 29,489,181*
Total Deaths: 535,560
Jurisdictions reporting cases: 55 (50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)

*United States COVID-19 data is derived from an interactive dashboard developed by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at John Hopkins University that tracks the COVID-19 spread in

real-time. Data was pulled at 2:26 PM AKDT on March 15, 2021.

RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT

COVID-19 After Vaccination

COVID-19 vaccines are successfully protecting people from getting sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidance for those who are fully vaccinated. Based on what is known about the vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can resume certain activities.

If you have been fully vaccinated:

You can gather indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask.
You can gather indoors with unvaccinated people from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together) without masks, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

While in public, you should still wear a mask, stay at least 6 feet apart from others, and avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces.

To read the CDC's full guidance click here!

RECENT NEWS & ALERTS

Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 383 Cases and No Deaths Reported Since Friday — Alaska reported 383 new coronavirus infections between Saturday and Monday, according to the Department of Health and Social Services. The state no longer updates its coronavirus dashboard on the weekend, and instead includes that data in Monday’s report. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska Reports One-Third Vaccinated 1 Year After 1st Case — Exactly one year after Alaska announced its first case of the coronavirus, the state reported that over one-third of its residents over the age of 16 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Alaska Public Media)
‘I’d Much Rather Be in Florida’ — Floridians are out and about, and pandemic restrictions have been lifted. There’s just one problem: The virus never went away. (The New York Times)
Brazil Needs Vaccines. China Is Benefiting. — China is a major supplier of coronavirus vaccine, giving it enormous leverage in pandemic-ravaged nations. Brazil, recently hostile to the Chinese company Huawei, has suddenly changed its stance. (The New York Times)
CDC Chief Warns of Another Covid Surge as Americans Travel for Spring Break — The U.S. could still see another coronavirus surge — even as vaccinations against Covid-19 rapidly rise across the nation — as states relax restrictions and more Americans travel for spring break, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Monday. (CNBC)

COVID-19 RESOURCES

It is imperative that our tribal citizens continue to hunker down and shelter in place, follow federal, state, tribal and local health mandates, and stay informed on the COVID-19 pandemic to keep ourselves and our families safe.

Tlingit & Haida's Tribal Emergency Operations Center (TEOC)

The Tribal Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) was created to enable Tlingit & Haida to provide timely, integrated, and coordinated responses to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that addresses the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. The activation of the TEOC is not due to any identified cases within the Tribe. All actions are aimed at protecting the safety and well-being of Tlingit & Haida’s citizens, clients, employees and communities.