News Release 2021-08-24 Six New COVID Cases

NEWS RELEASE – COVID UPDATE

For immediate release: 8-24-2021 9:00 P.M.

COVID UPDATE

The Wrangell Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was notified today, August 24, 2021, of six (6) new positive COVID cases.

All six individuals are Wrangell residents and are isolating.
Three individuals are close contacts of previous cases.

Two are asymptomatic.
One is symptomatic.

For three individuals the status of origin is unknown.

One is symptomatic.
For two the status of symptoms is unknown.

The current number of active cases in Wrangell is twenty (26).

Wrangell has had 34 new cases in the past 14 days.

Please take individual steps to protect yourself and your family.

Isolate yourself if you feel any cold-like symptoms and get tested for COVID-19 as soon as possible.
Avoid crowded places and gatherings; keep social circles small.
Stay at least 6 feet away from people outside of your household.
Have a mask on when you are around people outside of your household – even if you can maintain a 6-foot distance from others.
Take advantage of free, asymptomatic testing and test regularly.
Wash your hands often and disinfect commonly touched surfaces and objects.

Stay safe and well Wrangell.

Let us work together to keep Wrangell safe as we continue to transition out of the Pandemic.

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