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In those communities with high-transmission, YKHC advised schools to use “cohorting,” and keep students at least 3 feet apart. If schools cannot use cohorting, then students should stay at least 6 feet apart. Cohorting is the practice of keeping a small group of students isolated together for the whole school day.
YKHC recommends that sports and extra-curricular activities remain outdoors. That’s unless COVID-19 cases are low enough in a sub-region to be considered “moderate” transmission.
YKHC has defined six sub-regions in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The sub-region around Aniak is the only one where there is “moderate” transmission of COVID-19. The sub-region around Bethel has “substantial” transmission, and the sub-regions around Emmonak, Hooper Bay, St. Mary’s, and Toksook Bay have “high” transmission of COVID-19. The transmission levels are mostly based on how many COVID-19 cases have been detected in the last seven days, and the percentages of COVID-19 tests that are coming back positive.