FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 2022
Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist
Phone: (907) 443-8918
33 COVID-19 Cases Identified on Thursday
Nome, Alaska –Norton Sound Health Corporation identified 33 new COVID-19 cases in the region on Thursday, Feb. 17. Of the new cases, there were 14 in Savoonga, 12 in Nome, two in Gambell, and one in each Brevig, Diomede, Stebbins, Teller, and Unalakleet.
If you are sick or test positive for COVID-19, please isolate for five days (starting from the first day of symptoms, or the day of the positive test if without symptoms), followed by five days of wearing a face mask around other people. End isolation if you are fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medicine) and your symptoms are improving.
If you were exposed to COVID-19 as a close contact and are NOT up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations:
• Quarantine for five days
• Wear a well-fitted mask around others until day 10
• Get tested four to five days after exposure
If you were exposed to COVID-19 as a close contact and are up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations:
• You do not have to quarantine, unless you develop symptoms
• Wear a well-fitted mask around others until day 10
• Get tested four to five days after exposure
A close contact is defined as someone who spends 15 or more minutes within six feet of an infectious individual. If both individuals are masked, they are not considered close contacts.
There are currently 214 active cases in the region: 54 in Savoonga, 48 in Nome, 39 in Gambell, 18 in Stebbins, 11 in Koyuk, 10 in Unalakleet, nine in Shishmaref, eight in Teller, five in Diomede, five in White Mountain, three in Brevig, two in Shaktoolik, one in Elim, and one in Golovin.
Stay up to date by visiting the latest https://www.nortonsoundhealth.org/category/covid-19/