When Rebecca Santucci of Lakewood learned that her sister, Stacy, may have been exposed to COVID-19, she set out to look for a rapid test. She needed to know quickly whether their 88-year-old father was at risk. Pharmacies had been wiped out of home test kits, and testing clinics were booked solid for at least […]
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Public Health Reports Two New COVID-19 Deaths, 114 New Cases
Public Health reported today that two more local residents have died of COVID-19, while also confirming 114 new cases of the virus and three new hospitalizations. Today’ cases make 928 confirmed so far this week and 1,781 confirmed to date in January, a number that accounts for 14 percent of Humboldt County’s cumulative total through […]
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HDNL Stays Course on Spectator Ban
The Humboldt-Del Norte League did not reconsider its recently imposed temporary spectator ban for high school sporting events at its meeting last night, despite an outcry from some demanding it do so. The league announced Jan. 6 that superintendents of participating schools had voted 6-4 to impose the ban at least until Jan. 23 in […]
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Public Health Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Isolation, Quarantine
Humboldt County Public Health released updated guidance for COVID-19 isolation and quarantine for residents testing positive for the virus, following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols. People who test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, and are severely ill with the virus should contact their primary care provider and isolate for […]
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Will COVID Sick Leave Return to California?
Labor unions and their Democratic allies in the Legislature want to bring back extra paid sick leave for COVID-19. Gov. Gavin Newsom is also proposing to revive supplemental leave in his budget. But as with so much else in the pandemic, it’s not a simple proposition. There’s opposition from powerful business groups. And key details […]
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Omicron Surge: Humboldt Officials Talk Hospital Preparation with Peak Expected in February
Omicron has arrived and is spreading in Humboldt County, with case numbers double and triple in a matter of days, as hospitals brace for potential impacts from the highly contagious virus. During a county COVID press conference today, Roberta Luskin-Hawk, CEO at Providence in Humboldt County — which includes St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals […]
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Public Health Reports Another COVID-19 Death, 113 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported the county’s 126th COVID-19 death today, while also confirming 113 new cases of the virus and one new local hospitalization. Today’s cases make 814 confirmed so far this week and come after 853 were confirmed last week. More than 22 months into the pandemic, 13.2 percent of Humboldt County’s cumulative […]
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Deputy Saves Man Overdosing on Fentanyl
A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputy saved a man who was overdosing on fentanyl early this morning after finding him unconscious on Broadway and administering two doses of Narcan. According to a HCSO release, the deputy observed the man around 1:20 a.m. in the south Eureka area. In addition to giving the Narcan, the deputy […]
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HumCo Records Another COVID Death, Another Record Case Count
Humboldt County Public Health reported a single-day record 223 new COVID-19 cases today, as well as the county’s 125th COVID death and two new hospitalizations, including one of a resident in their 20s. Today’s cases make 701 confirmed so far this week and come after 853 were confirmed last week. More than 22 months into […]
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Newsom Stops Short of Single-Payer Healthcare
Don’t ask Gov. Gavin Newsom about Democratic lawmakers’ proposal to create a state-funded single-payer health care system — he hasn’t read it. “I have not had the opportunity to review that plan, and no one has presented it to me,” Newsom said Monday while unveiling his record-high $286.4 billion budget proposal — which includes an […]
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Public Health Confirms Record 478 New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health reported this afternoon it has confirmed 478 new cases of the virus since Friday, with one new hospitalization. Today’s cases eclipse the single-day reporting record of 400 new cases reported last Monday, and come after the county confirmed 853 new cases of the virus last week. The county has now seen […]
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HSU Faculty Association Chapter Asks for Option of Virtual Teaching
The Humboldt State University chapter of the system’s faculty association released a statement today urging the campus’ administration to approve any faculty member’s request to temporarily teach via virtual instruction. “No faculty member should be forced to work in conditions that put themselves or their loved ones at risk, especially when there are alternatives,” the […]