Tribal Emergency Operations Center: 1.7.21 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 7, 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 As a result, they have removed the active and recovered case counts from the data hub to prevent inaccurate or outdated information from being reported.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 49,228, including 334 new resident cases and 4 new non-resident cases reported. Of these cases, 44,087 are under investigation, 651 individuals had a recent history of travel and 4,490 were close contact, community or unknown. There has been a total of 1,084 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 1,829 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Southeast Alaska including 3 new resident cases reported. Resident cases include: Ketchikan (1), Petersburg (2). Of these cases, 58 have been hospitalized and 9 deaths have been recorded.

Haines Borough: 23
Juneau City & Borough: 1,067
Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 254
Petersburg Borough: 38
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 74
Craig: 9
Metlakatla: 11
Other: 54
Sitka City & Borough: 273
Skagway: 16
Wrangell City & Borough: 25
Yakutat-Hoonah-Angoon: 59

CASE COUNTS BY HIGH TRIBAL CITIZEN POPULATIONS

California*:

Confirmed Cases: 2,535,554
Deaths: 28,081
Vaccinated: 530,376

*Reported by the Los Angeles Times as of

9:11 AM (PST) on January 7, 2021.

Washington*:

Confirmed Cases: 250,306
Deaths: 3,605

*Reported by Washington State Department of Health as of 11:59 PM (PST) on January 5, 2021

UNITED STATES CASE COUNT UPDATE

United States COVID-19 Cases:

Total Confirmed: 21,503,004*
Total Deaths: 364,218
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 1:23 PM AKDT on January 7, 2021.

RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT

How Right Now

This has been a challenging year. We are often asked “How are you feeling?” and say “fine.” But this has been a difficult time and emotions can be complex. You may be feeling sad, worried or stressed.

It helps to stay positive and remind yourself of your strengths. Talking with friends, neighbors and loved ones about your feelings and concerns can relieve stress and promote resilience.

How Right Now is an initiative to address people’s feelings of grief, loss and worry during COVID-19. Support for the How Right Now initiative is provided by the CDC Foundation.

Whatever you’re feeling right now, check out the CDC Foundation’s How Right Now website to find help and ideas to stay positive: https://howrightnow.org/.

RECENT NEWS & ALERTS

Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 3 Deaths and 328 New Infections Reported Thursday — Alaska on Thursday reported 328 new COVID-19 infections and three coronavirus-related deaths, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. (Anchorage Daily News)
An ‘Imperfect System’: Getting Alaska’s Seniors Signed Up for the COVID-19 Vaccine Is Not Going Smoothly— Juneau resident John Palmes, 74, decided to get up early on Wednesday to try to beat the rush to get a vaccination appointment. He went to the website that public health officials have been steering eligible people like him to: covidvax.alaska.gov. He clicked a link to schedule an appointment. (KTOO)
CDC Says Severe Allergic Reactions to Coronavirus Vaccine Are Rare — Only 29 people have experienced severe allergic reactions to the coronavirus vaccine, making it a rare outcome, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. (CNN)
CDC Foresees Spread in U.S. of Highly Contagious Coronavirus Variant — The mutant variant of the novel coronavirus first seen in Britain is likely to be present in much of the United States. Although the variant has so far been detected in a very small fraction of infections, it shows signs of spreading and may become significantly more common in coming weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and infectious-disease experts. (The Washington Post)
The US Reports Highest Single-Day Death Toll as CDC Offers Grim Forecast for the End of the Month — As the United States reported its highest single day of Covid-19 deaths, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the overall toll could exceed 430,000 by the end of the month. (CNN Health)

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.