13 test positive for COVID in Dillingham area January 29th |
Thirteen people tested positive for COVID-19 in three communities in the Dillingham Census area last week between January 15-22. One case is in the city of Dillingham and is related to travel, according to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation. The other 12 cases are located in two other communities in the area.
The state reported 50 cases in the Dillingham area and two hospitalizations in the last 30 days.
The health corporation is currently administering the COVID-19 vaccine to health care personnel, essential workers and seniors, and it is working to distribute the vaccine more widely.
Seven test positive in villages near Dillingham December 31st, 2020 |
Seven people tested positive for COVID-19 in two different villages in the Dillingham area between Dec. 20-23, according to a news release from the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation.
In one community, an individual experiencing symptoms tested positive for the disease. Two of their close contacts tested positive as well. Those cases were travel-related.
Four people in the second community tested positive. They were close contacts of one another. All households are now in quarantine.
BBAHC will receive its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines this week. It plans to distribute them to frontline healthcare workers in accordance with state guidelines. The corporation has not said whether it is administering Moderna s or Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine.