FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2022
Contact: Sarah Richards, Public Relations Specialist
Phone: (907) 443-4591
Nome, Alaska – On Tuesday, Feb. 22, Norton Sound Health Corporation identified 56 new COVID-19 cases in the region. Of the new cases, there were nine in Savoonga, nine in Shaktoolik, seven in Nome, seven in Stebbins, six in Koyuk, five in Brevig Mission, five in Gambell, four in Unalakleet, and two each in Golovin and Teller.
NSHC’s Dental department recently updated its COVID-19 guidelines. Patients who schedule a dental appointment no longer need to schedule a COVID-19 test, unless the patient is a close contact to a previously identified case.
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
There are currently 92 active cases in the region, including 22 in Nome, 11 in Savoonga, 10 in Stebbins, eight in Gambell, eight in Shaktoolik, seven in Golovin, six in Brevig, six in Koyuk, five in Unalakleet, three in White Mountain, and two each in Diomede, St. Michael, and Teller. There are zero active cases in Elim, Shishmaref, and Wales.
