COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On December 14, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified two positive COVID-19 cases in Nome. The first case is travel-related and the patient is a non-resident of the region. The second patient is a close contact of Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Five COVID-19 Cases Identified    On December 13, there were five positive COVID-19 cases identified in Nome. The first case is travel related, the second case is considered to be community spread, while the other three patients are close Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Four COVID-19 Cases Identified   Nome, Alaska – On December 11, there were four positive COVID-19 cases identified in Nome. The first case is considered to be community spread while the other three patients are close contacts to previously Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 One Community Spread Case Identified  On December 10, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive COVID-19 case. The patient, a resident of Nome, is now safely isolating. The case is considered to be community spread and will be investigated Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 One Travel-Related Case Identified in Nome Nome, Alaska – On December 10, there was one positive COVID-19 case identified in Nome. The patient is a non-resident and the case is considered to be travel-related. There have been 94 positive Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 On December 7, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a positive COVID-19 case. The patient is a Nome resident and is now safely isolating. The case is considered to be community spread, and will be investigated further by the State Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Two Cases Identified through Travel Mandate Nome, Alaska – On December 6, there were two positive COVID-19 cases identified in Nome. The first patient is a Nome resident and the other is a non-resident of the region. Both individuals Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918   Close Contact Tests Positive for COVID-19   Nome, Alaska – On December 4, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified one positive COVID-19 result in Nome. The patient is considered to be a close contact to a previously identified case. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 On December 3, there was one positive COVID-19 case identified in Nome. The source of the patient’s virus acquisition is still under investigation. The addition of this case brings the total number of active cases in Nome to 44, Read More