Cordova identifies 7th virus case

Cordova’s medical response team has identified the community’s seventh case of the novel coronavirus, officials announced Wednesday, July 8. The state has been notified and the city’s medical team has begun contact tracing.

The community’s first four coronavirus cases were Ocean Beauty Seafoods cannery workers who tested positive shortly after arriving in Cordova, three of whom have since recovered. The community’s fifth case, identified over the Independence Day weekend, was a passenger arriving from Bellingham, Washington aboard the ferry, M/V Kennicott. The community’s sixth case was a traveler returning from Anchorage.

As of the morning of July 6, 1,513 coronavirus tests had been conducted in Cordova, according to data published by the city. Community health care providers have the capacity to perform at least 1,100 more tests.

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story showed a photo of a residential street in Cordova. None of the homes pictured were affiliated with this story or specific cases of COVID-19.

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