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The region reported 17 new cases over the weekend.

The local health corporation announced 17 new cases over the weekend.

The district did not say which sport the athlete was involved in.

As more people have started traveling into the region, case numbers have risen dramatically.

10 Kotzebue residents have tested positive over the last week, including 2 employees of the local healthcare provider.

According to the regional health corporation, his newest patient was tested as a close contact of the individual in Savoonga who was confirmed as a positive case on Sunday.

Transportation officials say a group of five infected passengers boarded in Kake. They were traveling together and reportedly had no close contact with other passengers or crew.

The company that bought Ravn's core assets initially hoped to relaunch operations around this time, but the new owners now say that they hope to resume flying in another month, in mid-September.

Following Monday’s news of the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Kake, the neighboring Southeast community of Angoon is now requiring face coverings in most public places.

Over the summer, the federal agency restricted one hunting area in the Interior to only local subsistence users, and granted permission to Kake for a special out-of-season hunt.