Officials urge end to non-family gatherings in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Health officials in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, a region with a growing COVID-19 outbreak, have asked residents to stop gathering with non-household members to slow the spread of the virus. KYUK-AM reports that officials say 126 people have tested positive for the virus in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta over the past two weeks. The percentage of people who tested positive in the Bethel Census Area jumped from about 1% to nearly 5%. The rate is more than 3% in the Kusilvak Census Area. Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation says it is conducting about the same number of tests, but that more people are suddenly testing positive.