Hooper Bay 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 Hooper Bay, AK community.
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Coronavirus News for Hooper Bay
Hooper Bay experiences Yukon-Kuskokwim region’s largest COVID-19 outbreak in months
The Southwestern Alaska village of Hooper Bay is seen from the air on Aug. 11, ... Hodge said that YKHC sent a COVID-19 response team to Hooper Bay on June 18 for community-wide testing. More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 06/21/2021 12:00pmHooper Bay has biggest COVID outbreak in Y-K Delta in months - Alaska Public Media
There is a COVID-19 outbreak in Hooper Bay, the largest that the region has seen in months, and the largest that Hooper Bay has ever seen. As of June 18, there were about 40 active cases. More info »
Alaska Public Media - 06/20/2021 11:25pmWhy Some Alaska Native Villages Are Facing Relocation | FRONTLINE - PBS
When remnants of Typhoon Merbok hit the Alaska Native village of Hooper Bay in 2022, the impact was immediate and — for this roughly 1,400-person town on the edge of the Bering Sea — disastrous. More info »
PBS - 04/21/2025 12:00pmAuthorities investigating after 2 teen women found dead in Western Alaska village - MSN
Alaska State Troopers reported that Novely Rivers and Abigail Olson, both 18-year-old women from Hooper Bay, were found dead around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in a home in the Western Alaska community ... More info »
MSN - 10/04/2024 09:15amHooper Bay families displaced by storm seek sustainable housing - Alaska Public Media
Damage in Hooper Bay, where residents are recovering from a severe Western Alaska storm. (Will McCarthy/KYUK) Although the vast majority of the people who evacuated their houses as the remnants of ... More info »
Alaska Public Media - 09/23/2022 03:36am