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Kotzebue. (Photo by Neal Herbert/ National Park Service)

Another Kotzebue resident tests positive for COVID-19, local health association suspects community spread

This is the third case for the city, the fourth for the Northwest Arctic Borough.

Kotzebue as seen from the road east of town

Traveler to Kotzebue is the third case of COVID-19 in Northwest Arctic Borough

They were tested on Monday, the result came back Thursday and that person is now in quarantine. It’s not clear who they came in contact with in the interim.

The North Slope Borough’s main building in Utqiaġvik. (Ravenna Koenig/ Alaska’s Energy Desk)

First positive case of COVID-19 reported in North Slope Borough

A resident from the North Slope Borough has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first positive case in the region.

Red Dog Mine (as seen from Anxiety Ridge), Alaska. Red Dog is 90 Miles north of Kotzebue, 50 miles inside the Arctic Circle. (Flickr photo by Jim)

Red Dog Mine employees permitted to return to home communities

This week, Teck announced that employees are allowed to return to their home communities under the conditions that they test negative for COVID-19

Kotzebue sees first COVID-19 case

The positive case came from someone who traveled to Kotzebue from outside the city on Tuesday.

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