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Emmonak is the latest community in the region to develop community spread of COVID-19, according to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation. Active cases in the lower Yukon hub cannot be linked to outside travel. This means that COVID-19 is spreading among community members.
The City of Emmonak, Emmonak Tribal Council, and Chuloonawick Native Village support the determination of community spread. The village has been under lockdown for nearly a month, after residents came down with the virus on Nov. 16. The Emmonak Tribal Council extends the lockdown by three weeks every time it learns of a new positive case. The lockdown is currently set to expire on Dec. 28.