All students and staff, regardless of vaccination status, will no longer be required to wear a mask indoors at schools and child care facilities starting March 12. Gov. Gavin Newsom and California state health officials issued the order on Monday, nearly a month after they lifted the mandate for vaccinated people gathering in restaurants and other […]
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CDC Eases Masking Recommendations, But Not in ‘High’ Risk Humboldt
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has revamped its COVID-19 risk tier criteria, rolling back masking recommendations for much of the country. Humboldt County, however, remains in the CDC’s “high” risk tier, with the agency’s masking recommendation remaining firmly in place locally. The new CDC metrics take into account high national levels of vaccination and […]
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Public Health Working to Contain Shigellosis Spread
The county’s Public Health and Environmental Health departments are working to contain the spread of Shigella bacteria gastrointestinal illness after three confirmed cases and two other suspected cases in Eureka over the last month. Officials believe the infection was spread at one or more laundromats and environmental health is working with the Self-Serve Laundromat on […]
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Public Health Reports Humboldt’s 138th COVID-19 Death
Humboldt County Public Health reported the 138th local COVID-19 death today — of a resident in their 60s. This marks the county’s 16th COVID-19 death of 2022. Public Health also reported two new hospitalizations today. According to a state database, 19 people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including one under intensive care. Last […]
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Public Health Reports HumCo’s 137th COVID Death
Humboldt County Public Health reported the 137th local COVID-19 death today — of a resident over the age of 80. This marks the county’s 15th COVID-19 death of 2022. Public Health also reported two new hospitalizations today. According to a state database, 23 people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including one under intensive […]
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Meth, a Mother, and a Stillbirth: Imprisoned Mom Wants her ‘Manslaughter’ Case Reopened
The 29-year-old woman was rushed to a Central Valley hospital on Dec. 30, 2017. Seven of her nine children had been born high on methamphetamine. This one, her 10th, was coming two weeks early. Doctors detected no fetal heartbeat at 9:30 p.m. At 10:14 p.m., she tested positive for methamphetamine. Eight minutes later, Adora Perez […]
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NCJ Preview: Dropping the Mask Mandate and Mobile and Pop-up Restaurants
Humboldt County is following the state’s lead in dropping its indoor mask mandate for fully vaccinated people, and we take a look at why. And we’re looking at how a pair of restaurants are adapting to ongoing COVID life, one by dropping the brick and mortar in favor of a truck, the other by turning […]
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Public Health Reports Humboldt’s 136th COVID-19 Death
Humboldt County Public Health reported the 136th local COVID-19 death today — of a resident in their 70s. This marks the county’s 14th COVID-19 death of 2022. Public Health also reported three new hospitalizations today. According to a state database, 23 people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including four under intensive care. Today, […]
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‘SMARTER’: Newsom Administration Outlines Future Plans for COVID
Vowing to be smarter after lessons learned over the past two years, the Newsom administration on Thursday gave a glimpse of what the next few months — and potentially years — may look like in California with COVID-19 likely to stick around. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s health secretary, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said the state’s new plan […]
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Mask Protestors on Campus Put South Fork High School on Temporary Lockdown
South Fork High School was placed on a modified lockdown for a time yesterday morning and Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the scene after a group of parents and students protesting state-mandated mask requirements for school settings entered the campus. There were reports that some protestors tore down masking signs at the […]
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Public Health Reports 38 New COVID-19 Cases, No New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health today reported 38 new COVID-19 cases, with no new hospitalizations. Today’s cases come on the heels of 614 reported last week, which were down from 1,055 the week before, as the recent local surge fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant appears to be on the back end of its peak, […]
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Public Health Reports Three New COVID-19 Hospitalizations, 144 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health today reported 144 new COVID-19 cases, as well as three new hospitalizations. Today’s cases come on the heels of 614 reported last week, which were down from 1,055 the week before, as the recent local surge fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant appears to be on the back end of […]