COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   NSHC Offers Airport COVID-19 Vaccinations As of April 19, Norton Sound Health Corporation is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to incoming travelers at the Nome airport. The vaccinations will be available to travelers when they arrive on Alaska Airlines flight Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2021 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On April 19, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two unrelated positive COVID-19 cases. Both patients are residents of Nome and are now safely isolating. Close contacts have been identified, and the origins of the virus are currently Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   Two COVID-19 Cases Identified in Nome  Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 14. The first patient is a resident of Nome and a close contact to a previously Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation is following a recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccinations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. The recommendation was issued today due to an Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   Three COVID-19 Cases Identified in Region Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified three positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 7. The first case involves a regional resident from Savoonga who tested positive in Nome, and Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A Nome resident tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, April 6. The individual is an employee of Norton Sound Health Corporation and had no contact with patients during the infectious period. It is still undetermined how the Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 One COVID-19 Case Identified in Nome Nome, Alaska – On Monday, April 5, a resident of Nome tested positive for COVID-19. The case is considered to be community spread. The patient is an NSHC employee and there was no Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2021 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591   Nome, Alaska – On March 31, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive COVID-19 case in a resident of the region. The case is considered to be community spread and the patient is now safely isolating. There are currently seven Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, March 30. The first case involves a regional resident and is believed to be travel-related. The second case was found in a Nome resident, who Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2021 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591   Nome, Alaska – On March 27, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive COVID-19 case in Nome. The patient is a resident of Nome and tested positive in accordance with the City of Nome’s testing and quarantine mandate related to Read More