Alaska COVID-19 Cases
Alaska Total Coronavirus Cases: 298,226
Alaska New Coronavirus Deaths:
Alaska Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,485
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Gambell and other towns across Alaska are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Gambell, AK community.
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Coronavirus News for Gambell
Covid had spared Alaska’s most remote villages. Not anymore.
Whale and walrus are among the primary stocks harvested for food; the nearest hospital is more than 100 miles away in Nome. But Gambell’s remoteness has not protected it from the coronavirus. More info »
The Washington Post - 10/29/2020 12:00pmCOVID-19 cases confirmed in St. Lawrence Island communities
(Photo from KNOM file.) An individual located in Gambell tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, Norton Sound Health Corporation confirmed in an email on Tuesday evening. More info »
Alaska Public Media - 08/19/2020 12:00pmSt. Lawrence Island village of Gambell contending with COVID-19 ...
The St. Lawrence Island community of Gambell is contending with a coronavirus outbreak that’s prompted a curfew and hunker-down orders. Gambell sits about 36 miles from Siberia and 200 miles ... More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 10/01/2020 01:15pmTyrone native leaves impact on Alaska through Head Start
Pannebaker said his village suffered when COVID-19 struck, since there weren’t many ways to get off the island or places to go. The Gambell School’s students also couldn’t travel for sports ... More info »
Altoona Mirror - 10/31/2021 12:00pm