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
Press Release: NSHC Celebrates First Baby of 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Baby Reamer surprises parents with early arrival Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Regional Hospital’s first baby of the year was a wish come true to parents Sara Iyapana and Wayne Reamer of Nome. RosaLynn Roxie Reamer was born at 11:11 Read More
Press Release: Nome Close Contact Tests Positive for COVID-19
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
Press Release: Four Nome Residents Test Positive for COVID-19
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
Press Release: Close Contact Case Identified: Vaccinations Begin
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
Press Release: Six Village Household Members Positive for COVID-19
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
Press Release: Incoming Traveler Tests Positive for COVID-19
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
Press Release: COVID-19 Crops Up in Regional Village
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
Press Release: Travel Mandate Identifies Positive COVID-19 Case
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
Press Release: Two Close Contacts in Stebbins Positive for COVID-19
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