Credit Katie Basile / KYUK An increase in COVID-19 numbers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta this spring has led to some schools, which had recently reopened, to return to remote learning. Lower Kuskokwim School District Superintendent Kimberly Hankins said that initially there were only four schools which remained closed when schools reopened last month. “Since that time, unfortunately, we have seen an uptick in COVID cases in our region,” said Hankins. “And so currently, as of this morning, we have nine sites that are at remote learning only due to COVID cases or exposure, and the wishes of the community that have been expressed to us from the tribal council or that COVID faskforce.”