Kodiak COVID Count: Active cases rise marginally, following recent decrease

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 7^th, one case on December 9^th, one case on December 10^th, one case on December 11^th, 10 cases on December 14^th, and eight new cases on December 15^th.

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