Twenty-eight new cases of COVID-19 in the YK Delta March 15

On March 15, YKHC reports twenty-eight new cases of COVID-19 in the YK Delta.

New COVID-19 Cases
The 28 are residents in:
Akiachak (4)
Bethel (1)
Chevak (1)
Crooked Creek (3)
Grayling (1)
Holy Cross (1)
Kipnuk (1)
Kwethluk (4)
Mekoryuk (2)
Mertarvik (1)
Mountain Village (1)
Newtok (3)
Nunapitchuck (1)
St. Mary’s (1)
YKHC service area village (3)


COVID-19 Updates and Community Information

Community safety: On March 11, YKHC released updated COVID-19 guidance for communities and individuals, which can be found on our website: https://www.ykhc.org/resources/

Vaccinations: YKHC strongly encourages all people 5 years and older to get vaccinated against COVID-19. 

Booster shots:  Anyone ages 12 or older who is five months past their second shot of the Pfizer is eligible for a booster. Everyone ages 18 or older who received the Moderna vaccine more than five months ago or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine more than two months ago is also eligible. To learn more, click here.

To schedule a vaccine for people age 12 or older or a booster appointment for eligible individuals:  Visithttps://www.ykhc.org/covid-19/vaccine/ or call 1-800-478-6599. 

To schedule a vaccine appointment for children ages 5 to 11: In Bethel, call 543-6949. In villages, please call your local clinic.

COVID-19 testing hours: 

In villages, contact your local clinic.

In Bethel –

  • Individuals who have symptoms of COVID-19 OR are close contacts of a known positive are required to test at the outdoor site, in the CHSB parking lot, across the street from the hospital, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
  • Individuals wanting to test out of quarantine on/after day 5 must test at the outdoor site, in the CHSB parking lot, across the street from the hospital, 4:30 and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, or 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday.
  • Routine COVID-19 testing for those who have not tested positive within the last 90 days is available 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday on the first floor of the hospital.
  • For more details, visit https://www.ykhc.org/covid-19-testing/

Learn more: For more information about COVID-19 in the YK Delta, visit www.ykhc.org/covid-19.

Case statements are published the next business day after cases are identified (e.g. Monday cases are published Tuesday. Friday and weekend cases are published Monday. Cases identified over a holiday are reported the next business day.) Whenever possible, YKHC will notify patients and call the affected communities the day cases are identified

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