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The Haines Borough Emergency Operations Center Wednesday reported a positive, symptomatic COVID-19 case in town. The 50-59-year-old person caught the virus from a positive case who is not a Haines resident, the EOC reported.

Haines hasn’t seen a local case late February.

More than 1,250 people have been fully vaccinated in Haines.