According to the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization, 22 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported for the Kodiak Island Borough. Three cases are considered community transmission, one case is considered travel related, and 18 cases are considered community spread.
This includes one case tested and not reported on December 7th, one case on December 9th, one case on December 10th, one case on December 11th, 10 cases on December 14th, and eight new cases on December 15th.
This brings the total case count in the Kodiak Island Borough to 745 since the start of the pandemic, with 214 cases classified as active locally.
To date there have been 31 local hospitalizations, with six patients currently hospitalized locally. There have been four deaths to date due to COVID-19.
Graphic by Aaren Ellsworth.
There are currently three sites offering Covid-19 testing in Kodiak:
Kodiak Area Native Association KANA
Monday-Friday: 8:30 am- 5:30 pm, Saturday: 10 am- 4 pm
Testing site: 3472 Rezonof Drive East (behind Eyecare Excellence)
Airport testing: Available only for incoming travelers and outgoing village/ remote site travelers.
Call for appointment: (907)-486-9870
Kodiak Community Health Center KCHC
Monday- Friday: 9 am- 12:15 pm
Testing site: 3248 Mill Bay Rd.
Call for appointment: (907)-481-5000
Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic KIACC
Monday- Friday: 9 am- 5 pm, Saturday: 9am-1 pm
Testing site: 202 Center Ave Suite 102
Call for appointment: (907)-486-6188
Posted by Kodiak Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Posted by Kodiak Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday, December 16, 2020