COVID-19

October 20, 2020 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Three Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Local Village Nome, Alaska – On October 19, Norton Sound Health Corporation received three positive COVID-19 results from Stebbins, bringing the total number of active cases in the village to 12. The patients are considered to Read More

October 17, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On October 17, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified an additional positive case of COVID-19 in Stebbins, bringing the total number of recent cases in the village to 24. The patient is considered related to the recent outbreak in the community. Read More

October 17, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On October 16, three patients tested positive for COVID-19 in the Norton Sound/Bering Strait region. Two of the patients are connected and close contacts, and the third case is unrelated. Two of the positive cases are from Stebbins, bringing the Read More

October 16, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – A resident of Stebbins has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of recent cases in the village to 21. The patient is considered a close contact and related to the recent outbreak in the community. The State of Read More

October 14, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – Three residents of the Norton Sound/Bering Strait region have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of the positive cases are in Stebbins, bringing the total number of recent cases in the village to 20. The patients are considered close contacts and Read More

Nome Testing Tent (Outside the Hospital) Rapid Testing– Any patient (no matter the age) can get a rapid test at the NSHC Testing tent outside the hospital by making an appointment. Any patient who has an appointment will be guaranteed a rapid test. Patients do not need to explain why they want a rapid test. Read More

October 13, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified three additional positive cases in Stebbins, bringing the total number of recent cases in the village to 18. The patients are considered close contacts and related to the recent outbreak in the community. The Read More

October 11, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified two positive cases in the Norton Sound/Bering Strait region. The first patient is related to the recent outbreak in the village of Stebbins. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Nursing Read More

October 9, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified three additional positive cases in the Norton Sound/Bering Strait region. Two of the patients are close contacts of previous positive cases in the village of Stebbins. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Nursing Read More

October 6, 2020 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: 907-443-4591 Nome, Alaska – On Tuesday, October 6, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified twelve cases of COVID-19 in the community of Stebbins. The State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology and Public Health Nursing have been notified. NSHC contacted village leadership members to inform them Read More