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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation received positive results of a confirmed case of COVID-19 on Sunday, August 16. The patient has been notified and agreed to allow NSHC to share their location of Savoonga, where they will be Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Late Friday, August 14, Norton Sound Health Corporation received positive results of a patient who tested for COVID-19 in the region. The patient agreed to allow NSHC share their location of White Mountain. They are now safely Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Another patient has tested positive for COVID-19 in relation to two travel-related cases announced on Tuesday, August 11. This patient is also a resident of Nome and is considered a close contact of the other confirmed COVID-19 Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Two additional patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in relation to two cases announced earlier on Tuesday, August 11. These patients are also residents of Nome and close contacts of the other confirmed COVID-19 patients. Their infection with the virus Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Two patients tested positive for COVID-19 in the Norton Sound/Bering Strait region on Tuesday, August 11. The patients agreed to allow Norton Sound Health Corporation to disclose their home community of Nome and that their tests were Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation discovered the region’s 25th case of COVID-19 on Thursday, August 6. The patient is a non-resident of the region who tested positive for the virus in Nome. They were informed of their results Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – On Wednesday, August 5, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified a patient in a village community who tested positive for COVID-19. The patient is a non-resident of the region who agreed to allow NSHC to share their location Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation has identified a second individual in Unalakleet who tested positive for COVID-19 this week. The patient, who is a resident and agreed to allow NSHC to share their home community of Unalakleet, is Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – A resident in a regional village received their COVID-19 positive test results on Monday, August 3. Norton Sound Health Corporation has notified the patient, and they are now isolating in their home community. The State of Alaska Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2020 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – On the evening of Saturday, August 1, Norton Sound Health Corporation learned of a patient in the region who tested positive for COVID-19. The patient is a non-resident who tested before traveling to Unalakleet and received their Read More