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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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A patient is safely isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday, August 31. The patient agreed to allow Norton Sound Health Corporation to disclose their home community of Stebbins. NSHC has notified the State of Alaska Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation received results of two positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend. One patient’s results were received late Saturday, August 29, and the other patient’s were received on Sunday, August 30. The cases are close Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Three regional residents tested positive for COVID-19 late in the evening on Friday, August 28. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Nursing have been notified of the cases and are conducting investigations of Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation was notified of two regional residents who tested positive for COVID-19 while outside the region. They were reported on Thursday, August 27, and are not related to one another. The State of Alaska Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation received positive COVID-19 results for two regional patients. On Monday, August 24, a regional resident tested positive for the virus while outside of the region. The patient was not in the region during Read More