FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2022
Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist
Phone: (907) 443-4591
Nome, Alaska – Norton Sound Health Corporation identified 31 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, March 22. Of the new cases, there were 23 in Nome, three in Elim, two in St. Michael, and one each in Golovin, Unalakleet, and Wales.
Testing for COVID-19 is open daily from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Nome Operations Building Testing Center, located at the corner of Greg Kruschek Avenue and K Street. The Testing Center is open during the lunch hour, but staffing is limited.
If you need to be seen by a nurse or physician, the Cough and Cold Clinic is available for testing every day in Nome. It is located on the first floor of the hospital and is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on weekends. You can call the direct line to the clinic at (907) 443-3231.
Vaccinations are available by walk-in appointment at the NSHC Pharmacy 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m., Monday-Friday. Patients in regional villages may contact their local clinic to arrange a booster vaccination.
There are currently 88 active cases in the region: 62 in Nome, eight in Elim, five in St. Michael, three in Stebbins, three in White Mountain, two in Golovin, two in Wales, and one each in Savoonga, Shishmaref, and Unalakleet.
