Yakutat Community Health Center Archives

Yakutat’s active coronavirus case count rises to 4

by KCAW Staff | Dec 14, 2020 | Coronavirus Coverage, Local News, Syndicated

Yakutat has reported two new cases of the coronavirus. That’s following news last week that two people in Yakutat tested positive after more than six weeks without a reported case in the community. Read More

Yakutat announces second coronavirus case this week

by KCAW Staff | Dec 9, 2020 | Coronavirus Coverage, Local News, Syndicated

The City and Borough of Yakutat announced a new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The Yakutat Community Health Center is conducting contact tracing and believes the new case is tied to another positive announced on Monday, the community’s first in more than six weeks. Read More

Yakutat reports first case of the coronavirus in more than six weeks

by KCAW Staff | Dec 7, 2020 | Coronavirus Coverage, Local News, Syndicated

The person who tested positive has symptoms and the Yakutat Community Health Center believes they contracted the virus locally, according to a press release issued by the Yakutat Incident Command. Contact tracing is still underway. Read More

Yakutat’s new health clinic to help reverse ‘downward spiral’ of rural depopulation

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Oct 9, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Yakutat has a new health center after nearly six years of planning and construction. Expanded services and a multi-million dollar facility mean that residents will no longer have to travel outside of the community for many of their medical needs. Read More

COVID cases climb in small, isolated community of Yakutat

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Jul 27, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

The City and Borough of Yakutat reported four new coronavirus cases over the weekend. Yakutat Incident Command says there are currently five known cases of the virus in the small community of around 600 people. Read More