The City and Borough of Wrangell announced on Tuesday morning, July 7, that all eight COVID-19 cases reported in Wrangell are now considered recovered. Two cases were from local Wrangell residents, while the remainder were confirmed in people from out of town through routine testing programs, or airport testing.
"We were notified this morning, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from State Public Health that Wrangell has no active COVID-19 cases (including non-residents)," reads a Facebook post from the City and Borough of Wrangell. "All 8 identified COVID-19 cases are considered 'recovered'."
The first case of COVID-19 was discovered in Wrangell on June 7, in a local resident. After that, over time, the number of cases grew to a total of eight. There have been no fatalities from COVID-19 in Wrangell as of this date. The most recent cases, number seven and eight, were discovered through a routine testing program for two out of town workers. These two cases were announced on June 23.
A July 6 press release from SEARHC announced that the health consortium would be rolling out asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for Wrangell and other communities. This means that anyone, regardless of symptoms or work or travel-related testing programs, will be able to take a test. Initial testing will start on July 11 and 12, according to the press release.
"Expanded community testing is being made possible by a grant from Indian Health Services (IHS)," The press release reads. "SEARHC will offer free testing on weekends and utilize alternate testing sites in each service community."
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