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COVID-19
NSHC COVID-19 Response
Press Release: Three Cases Confirmed in Nome
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Nome, Alaska – On Saturday, November 28, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified three positive COVID-19 results. NSHC considers the first patient’s virus acquisition as a close contact case. The origin of the second case is still under investigation. Read More
Press Release: Seven Positive COVID-19 Cases Identified Over Holiday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 Over NSHC’s Thanksgiving and 50th Anniversary holiday, seven new COVID-19 cases were identified. On Thursday, November 26, one case of COVID-19 was confirmed in a Nome resident. The source of the virus is still under investigation. On Friday, November Read More
Press Release: 16 Cases in One Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Sixteen Positive COVID-19 Results in One Day On November 25, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified sixteen positive COVID-19 results. The addition of these sixteen positive COVID-19 results brings the total number of active cases in Nome to 54. The Read More
Press Release: Four Close Contacts and Two Travelers Test Positive for COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 23, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On November 23, Norton Sound Health Corporation received six positive COVID-19 results. There are currently 46 active cases in Nome and five active cases in the region’s villages. Two patients, one resident of Nome and one Read More
Press Release: COVID-19 Case Identified in Nome Late on Sunday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 23, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 Nome, Alaska– Late in the evening on November 22, Norton Sound Health Corporation received one positive COVID-19 result. The patient, who is a non-resident of the region, tested in accordance with the City of Nome travel mandate. They are Read More
Press Release: One Additional Case Identified in Nome
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 On November 22, Norton Sound Health Corporation received one positive COVID-19 result. The patient who tested positive for COVID-19 is a resident of Nome, where they are safely isolating until recovered. This case is considered to be travel related. Read More
Press Release: COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise in Region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 On November 21, 2020, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified five new cases of COVID-19 in Nome. All patients are close contacts of previously identified cases. The addition of these five positive COVID-19 results brings the total number of active Read More
Press Release: Sixteen COVID-19 Cases Identified in Region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On November 20, Norton Sound Health Corporation confirmed sixteen positive COVID-19 cases in the region. Thirteen patients tested positive in Nome. Of these cases, 12 patients have been identified as close contacts of previous cases and Read More
Press Release: Seven Additional Cases Confirmed in Nome
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 On November 19, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified seven positive COVID-19 cases; six patients are residents of Nome and one patient is a non-resident of the region. Two of the cases identified are travel related; one is a resident Read More