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Coffee@KYUK, August 13: YKHC On Bethel's Biggest Spike Of Coronavirus Cases

YKHC Dentist David Humphrey holds a test tube at the drive-thru test site where he was helping on April 10, 2020.
Katie Basile
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KYUK

On Aug. 12, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation reported that five people tested positive for coronavirus. This is the biggest spike of cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta since the pandemic began. All were close contacts of prior cases. YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges and Director of Communications Tiffany Zulkosky talked about the implications for the region on Coffee@KYUK.