COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2021 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On May 29, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified eight positive COVID-19 cases in the region. The first patient is a regional village resident, and the source of the virus is currently under investigation. The other seven cases Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2021 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On May 26, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive COVID-19 case in a resident of the region. The patient is safely isolating, and the origin of the virus is currently being investigated. With the addition of Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A more transmissible variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the region. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services notified Norton Sound Health Corporation that three individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 in Nome earlier this Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   COVID-19 Case Identified in Nome Resident Nome, Alaska – On Wednesday, May 19, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive case of COVID-19 in a Nome resident. The case is believed to be acquired through community spread. The Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   One Community Spread COVID-19 Case Identified   Nome, Alaska – On Sunday, May 16, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive case of COVID-19 in a Nome resident. The case is believed to be acquired through community spread. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 One Community Spread COVID-19 Case Identified in Nome Nome, Alaska – On Thursday, May 13, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive case of COVID-19 in a Nome resident. The case is believed to be acquired through community spread. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine now Available to 12-15 Year Olds Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation is now offering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 12-15. On Monday, May 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Two Community Cases Identified in Nome Residents Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, May 11. The two cases are considered to be community spread and connected to previous cases. Both patients Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   Community Spread COVID-19 Case Identified in Nome Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified one positive COVID-19 case in a Nome resident on Sunday, May 9. The case is considered to be community spread. The patient is safely Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   One Traveler and One Regional Resident Test Positive for COVID-19 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified one positive COVID-19 case in a regional resident on Thursday, May 6. The case is considered to be community spread. Read More