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PRESS RELEASE
 
For Immediate Release                                                                     Release # CV-66
November 24, 2020
 
City of Seward Reports Five New COVID-19 Cases For Today
 
Seward, Alaska – Today, the City of Seward is reporting five new positive COVID-19 test results from all local healthcare facilities.
 
COVID-19 is a widespread illness, and cases are increasing not only in Seward, but everywhere. Please do your part to keep Seward strong and healthy by following these simple guidelines:

• Wear a cloth face covering
• Maintain your distance
• Wash your hands often
• Avoid crowded places and confined spaces
• Stay home when sick, and get tested as soon as possible
• Quarantine if you are notified that you are a close contact to a person who tested positive, and get tested yourself

 
The Seward Community Health Center will provide targeted drive‐through testing on December 1-3 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. If you have even mild symptoms, get tested right away by contacting your healthcare provider.
 
Testing locations in Seward:

• Providence Seward – call 224-5205
• Seward Community Health Center – call 224-2273
• Glacier Family Medicine – call 224-8733
• North Star Health Clinic – call 224-3490

 
For information on prevention and mitigation, go to:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html
 
For information on schools, go to: www.KPBSD.org