Individuals urged to practice all health precautions to avoid spread of COVID-19 The City of Cordova urges all individuals in the community to be extremely cautious and implement all recommended health precautions following the recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in our community. City leaders acknowledge the increase in positive COVID-19 cases raises concern about further community spread.

From Our Dedicated Medical Response Team Working hard behind the scenes to keep us safe… Medical response team has identified an 8th case. This is the second case without travel history or known exposure. All recently identified individuals are currently self-isolating and the Cordova medical team is working with the State of Alaska Section of Epidemiology and local government officials

Cordova, Alaska…The Cordova Medical Response Team identified a fourth active positive result during screening on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Contact Tracing has begun. The City of Cordova and local medical experts are in close contact with the State of Alaska and the Department of Health and Social Services to address the influx of cases in this community. The State has

The Cordova Medical Response Team identified a third active positive result during screening on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The individual involved in the most recent case is a Cordova resident who took advantage of free COVID-19 testing. The individual is asymptomatic and is in isolation at this time. The individual, a City Hall employee, is cooperating with medical officials and contact tracing is ongoing.

The Cordova Medical Response Team confirmed another positive COVID-19 case of an individual returning to Cordova from travel to Anchorage. The individual is unrelated to the case identified over the weekend.

The Cordova Medical Response Team confirmed a positive COVID-19 case of an individual upon arrival in Cordova. The individual is currently in quarantine. Subsequently, 52 Alaska Marine Highway System employees were tested and all results are negative. Repeat tests of individual’s traveling partner also have negative results.

Cordova, Alaska…Cordova Medical Response Team and Ocean Beauty have identified 2 additional positive Covid cases found during asymptomatic screening. The individuals are in isolation as are close contacts. Ocean Beauty has a closed campus with a very small number of individuals that go into the Cordova community for groceries and banking needs. We do not have any reason to believe

See this link for a PDF copy of the Emergency Order 2020-08 that permits facial coverings to be removed in order to eat, drink or receive services permitted under the State public health mandate. This order is effective as of 8 a.m. on May 28.