Wrangell Sentinel -

The COVID-19 case count among the 214 passengers and crew who were aboard the American Constellation’s Southeast Alaska cruise the second week of July has risen to 16, as the ship prepared this week to end its 10-day quarantine in Juneau and resume voyages.

Of the 16, four isolated in Petersburg, which was where the first case was discovered on July 8, and a dozen in Juneau, the City and Borough of Juneau reported July 15.

As of Monday, nine had recovered and seven people remained in isolation in Juneau, officials said.

The 267-foot-long ship, operated by American Cruise Lines, tied up i...