2022-01-14 (Second Release) COVID News Release

COVID-19 UPDATE

The Wrangell Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was notified on January 14, 2022, of seven (7) new positive COVID-19 cases. Please note that these cases are in addition to the eleven cases that were reported in the morning News Release.

Effective Immediately, we will no longer report the current active cases or the recovered cases. We will, however, continue to report the daily cases as reported to the EOC.

Please note that these cases are only the cases that have been reported to us. These do not include at-home positive tests.

• If you have symptoms or are a close contact, call Wrangell Medical Center at 907-874-7000 to schedule an appointment to get a free COVID-19 test.
• For more information on what to do if you suspect you have COVID-19 or test positive for COVID-19, visit: https://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/nowwhat.aspx
• Visit the State of Alaska’s COVID-19 Dashboard to view the most up-to-date information: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/af2efc8bffbf4cdc83c2d1a134354074

Daily local case counts, and Press Releases can be found at: http://www.wrangellcovid19.org/