COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – On the evening of Saturday, August 1, Norton Sound Health Corporation learned of a patient in the region who tested positive for COVID-19. The patient is a non-resident who tested before traveling to Unalakleet and received their Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A Teller resident tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, July 22. This latest case is the community’s fourth confirmed case of the virus. Norton Sound Health Corporation has contacted that patient, and they are now safely isolating. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 A Norton Sound Health Corporation patient’s COVID-19 test results returned positive on Saturday, July 18. The patient is from a regional village. NSHC notified the patient immediately, and they began self-isolating in their home community. The State of Alaska Section Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified the 18th positive case of COVID-19 in the region as a resident of a village on Sunday, July 12. The patient has been contacted and is safely isolating. The State of Alaska Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Another patient, who agreed to allow Norton Sound Health Corporation to share their home community of Teller, has tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, July 11. The patient has been informed of their results and is isolating. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A Norton Sound Health Corporation employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, July 10. The employee’s positive result was found through routine testing, and NSHC is highly confident the testing found the infection in an early phase Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Three patients tested positive for COVID-19 in the Norton Sound/Bering Strait region on Thursday, July 9. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Nursing have been informed of the cases and will follow up with investigations into Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674   Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation was notified Wednesday, July 8, that a resident of the region tested positive for COVID-19 while elsewhere in the state. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Nursing are Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – On Tuesday, June 30, a regional resident tested positive for COVID-19 while outside of the region. The State of Alaska informed NSHC of this positive test on Thursday, July 2. The patient has been contacted by state Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation found the region’s 10th positive COVID-19 case on Tuesday evening. Preliminary information indicates this case is travel-related. The patient has been contacted and is safely isolating. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology Read More