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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Active Case Count Reaches 156 Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified 32 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, August 25. Of the new cases, 28 are in Stebbins, two are in St. Michael, and two are in Shishmaref. All Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Nine COVID-19 Cases Identified in Region Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified nine COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, August 24. Of the new cases, six are in St. Michael, two are in Savoonga, and one is in Stebbins. Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Eight COVID-19 Cases Identified in Region Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified eight COVID-19 cases on Monday, August 23. Of the new cases, two are in Nome and six are in Stebbins. All patients are safely isolating, Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2021 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591   Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified 71 positive COVID-19 cases between Friday and Sunday, bringing the total number of active cases to 142. Of the new cases, one is in Nome, one is in Unalakleet, 55 are Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 U.S. Gives Full Approval for Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Nome, Alaska – On Monday, August 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 16 and older. It is still under emergency Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 Regional COVID-19 Cases Continue to Climb Nome, Alaska –Norton Sound Health Corporation identified 34 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, August 18. Of the new cases, one is in Nome, 10 are in St. Michael, and 23 are in Stebbins. All Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2021 Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-8918 179 Active COVID-19 Cases in Region Nome, Alaska –Norton Sound Health Corporation identified 15 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, August 17, bringing the total number of active cases in the region to 179. Of the new cases, one is in Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2021 Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist Phone: (907) 443-4591   Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified 13 positive COVID-19 cases on Monday, August 16, bringing the total number of active cases to 181. Of the new cases, three are in Nome, one is in Unalakleet, seven are Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2021 Contact: Reba Lean, Public Relations Manager Phone: 907-443-9674 Nome, Alaska – Over the weekend, NSHC identified a new outbreak of COVID-19 in the community of St. Michael as well as cases in Stebbins, Savoonga and other unnamed villages. On Friday, there were 38 cases in Stebbins and two Read More