FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2022
Contact: Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist
Phone: (907) 443-8918
5 COVID-19 Cases Identified on Monday
Nome, Alaska –Norton Sound Health Corporation identified 5 new COVID-19 cases in the region on Monday, April 25. Of the new cases, there were four in Shishmaref and one in Nome.
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 14 active cases in the region: nine in Shishmaref, four in Nome, and one in Elim.
