Juneau officials are urging all recent bar patrons to seek COVID-19 testing after several bar employees attended a recent gathering linked to multiple virus cases.
In a statement Tuesday, the City and Borough of Juneau described a “large social gathering” at the end of last month that contributed to Juneau’s tally of 25 new COVID-19 cases confirmed since Saturday.
Though health officials haven’t identified COVID-19 spread to Juneau’s bar patrons, contact tracing showed that people who tested positive “socialized in other bar establishments during non-work time prior to their COVID-19 tests,” according to Juneau officials.
The City and Borough of Juneau and the state Division of Public Health are recommending that anyone who “socialized at a Juneau bar” between Aug. 24 and Monday, Sept. 7, get a COVID-19 test whether or not they’re experiencing symptoms of the disease.
Some of the bars are closed while their staff get tested for COVID-19, according to the City and Borough of Juneau.
Juneau officials are asking people to get in touch with their health care provider or call the CBJ Screening Hotline at 907-586-6000 to schedule a test. Those with symptoms should isolate until they receive their test results, according to Juneau officials.
Over the summer, bars in multiple Alaska communities were listed by public health officials as places of potential COVID-19 exposure amid rising concerns over the challenges of contact tracing in settings where people were more likely to mix or stay in close proximity to others. Multiple virus cases were publicly tied to establishments in Seward and Anchorage whose patrons were encouraged to get tested or monitor for symptoms.
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