According to the City and Borough of Juneau, a total of four employees at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center have tested positive for coronavirus.

On April 9, local officials announced that

from the Lemon Creek Correctional Center had tested positive for COVID-19. As of April 13, the number of positive cases at the Juneau prison has risen to four with subsequent cases identified on Friday, Sunday and Monday.

“At this point, there are no known cases among inmates at Lemon Creek Correctional, according to (the) state Division of Public Health,” read a statement from Lisa Phu, a spokesperson for the City and Borough of Juneau.

The Department of Corrections says that the three new cases were close contacts of the first case.

"As a result of the first confirmed staff positive, all staff who were listed as contacts were sent home and received COVID tests," Sarah Gallagher, a spokesperson for DOC, wrote by email.

Thirty two additional staff received tests and will not be cleared to work at Lemon Creek Correctional Center until they are approved from state public health officials.

Gallagher writes that staffing levels remain intact at the Juneau prison and that DOC does have contingency plans in case more staff are needed.