A first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on Kodiak Island Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization, “The individual is not acutely ill and is staying at home.”
“Public health officials have made contact with the individual, and we’ll continue to monitor the condition to ensure continued self isolation,” city manager Mike Tvenge said. “Right now we have no reason to suspect this won’t occur.”
The case was not among the eight new cases reported by the state in its mid-day count update Wednesday, but with it the total number of cases in Alaska is 294. (The updated count included a case from the Nome census area, three from Juneau, one from Kenai and three from Anchorage.)
Tvenge said that public health officials are beginning a contact investigation to identify and reach out to anyone the Kodiak patient came in contact with. Public health will notify and isolate additional persons as appropriate, according to the emergency services announcement.
“We want to assure the public that we are working closely with the Kodiak Public Health to identify anyone who may be at risk for having contact with this individual,” Tvenge said. “We’ll keep the public informed of any information that is needed for community health and safety.”
The Kodiak Emergency Operations Center was unable to provide more information about the positive case on Wednesday afternoon. Public information officer Lt. Francis De La Fuente said they were hoping to get more information from Kodiak Public Health within the next day or two.
Tvenge also emphasized the importance of practicing the CDC recommended guidelines for preventing spread of the coronavirus — wash hands frequently, stay away from others and practice social distancing as much as possible and wear a mask in public. Anyone who is feeling ill should contact their health care provider for advice before coming into a medical facility.
Kodiak Area Native Association and Kodiak Community Health Center are accepting calls from all residents, regardless of if they are patients, to provide screening and, if necessary, test for COVID-19. With hundreds of rapid-testing kits on island, KANA’s Dr. Evan Jones said while there aren’t enough supplies to test everyone in Kodiak, they can be more liberal about who they test.
“We’ve become very easygoing about who we test,” he said Wednesday morning, before the positive result was announced. “We would be happy to test people who are concerned about it, especially people who have higher risk population in their household.”
This is a breaking story. KMXT will provide more information as it becomes available.
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