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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Four Nome residents tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. Two patients were identified on Saturday, January 9, and two were identified on Sunday, January 10. Saturday’s cases are believed to be travel-related. Sunday’s cases included one close contact of Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 27, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – One patient tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, December 26. The patient is a Nome resident and is a close contact to a previously identified case. Norton Sound Health Corporation has contacted the patient and they are Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 24, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Four Nome residents tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, December 23. Among the four, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two cases that were close contacts of a previously identified case, one community-acquired case, and one travel-related case. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified one new case of COVID-19 over the weekend on Sunday, December 20. The individual is a resident of Nome and a close contact of a previously identified case. As of Monday, December Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Late Friday, September 18, a resident of the Norton Sound/Bering Strait region tested positive for COVID-19. After subsequent close contact testing, an additional five members of the individual’s household also tested positive for the virus on Saturday, Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Late in the evening on Saturday, September 12, a patient tested positive for COVID-19. The test was a result of the City of Nome’s travel testing and quarantine mandate. The patient, who is a non-resident of the Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A resident of a regional village is now safely isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday, September 7. The patient is not experiencing any symptoms at this time. Norton Sound Health Corporation notified the State of Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A patient from the region tested positive for COVID-19 as a part of the City of Nome’s testing and quarantine mandate related to travel, where they will remain safely isolating until recovered. Norton Sound Health Corporation has Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Two patients who tested positive for COVID-19 in a regional village are believed to be tied to other confirmed cases from the region. The patients are close contacts and agreed to allow NSHC to disclose their home Read More