Tribal Emergency Operations Center: 1.8.21 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

January 8, 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 As a result, they have removed the active and recovered case counts from the data hub to prevent inaccurate or outdated information from being reported.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 49,639, including 403 new resident cases and 8 new non-resident cases reported. Of these cases, 44,494 are under investigation, 651 individuals had a recent history of travel and 4,494 were close contact, community or unknown. There has been a total of 1,095 hospitalizations, 20,775 vaccinations and 223 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 1,839 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Southeast Alaska including 10 new resident cases and 1 new non-resident case reported. Resident cases include: Juneau (5), Ketchikan (1), Sitka (3), and Yakutat plus Hoonah-Angoon (1). Non-resident cases include: Juneau (1). Of these cases, 58 have been hospitalized and 9 deaths have been recorded.

Haines Borough: 23
Juneau City & Borough: 1,072
Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 255
Petersburg Borough: 38
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 74
Craig: 9
Metlakatla: 11
Other: 54
Sitka City & Borough: 276
Skagway: 16
Wrangell City & Borough: 25
Yakutat-Hoonah-Angoon: 60

CASE COUNTS BY HIGH TRIBAL CITIZEN POPULATIONS

California*:

Confirmed Cases: 2,582,685
Deaths: 28,676
Vaccinated: 586,379

*Reported by the Los Angeles Times as of

1:31 PM (PST) on January 8, 2021.

Washington*:

Confirmed Cases: 253,401
Deaths: 3,634

*Reported by Washington State Department of Health as of 11:59 PM (PST) on January 6, 2021

UNITED STATES CASE COUNT UPDATE

United States COVID-19 Cases:

Total Confirmed: 21,818,572*
Total Deaths: 368,296
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 2:22 PM AKDT on January 8, 2021.

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RECENT NEWS & ALERTS

Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 411 Infections and No New Deaths Reported Friday — Alaska on Friday reported 411 new COVID-19 infections and no coronavirus-related deaths, according to data from the state Department of Health and Human Services. (Anchorage Daily News)
Anchorage to Open Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Eligible Residents — Anchorage will open a mass vaccination clinic at the Alaska Airlines Center this weekend for residents eligible for the current phase of vaccinations. (Alaska Public Media)
In Rural Alaska, COVID-19 Vaccines Hitch a Ride on Planes, Sleds and Water Taxi — One of the biggest challenges for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine from drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech is keeping it cold. (Alaska Public Media)
White House Task Force Says There Could be a Fast-Spreading 'USA Variant' of Coronavirus — The US may have its own version of a more transmissible coronavirus and that might be helping fuel the already aggressive spread of the virus, the White House coronavirus task force said in its latest report to states this week. (CNN Politics)
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Believed to be Effective on Coronavirus Variants: What to Know — A new -- albeit small -- study suggests Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine remains effective against mutated virus strains that emerged in South Africa and the U.K., and have since been detected in other parts of the world. (Fox News)
Covid-19 Live Updates: Biden Plans to Release Nearly All Vaccine Doses to States — The move would break with U.S. practice to hold back supply to ensure timely second doses. The U.S. set records on Thursday with at least 4,111 deaths and 280,028 new infections. (The New York Times)

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.