Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 39 new COVID-19 cases today — making 183 this week — with no new hospitalizations reported. Today’s cases — which come on the heels of 204 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 349 samples with a test-positivity rate of 11.2 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 […]
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Public Health Reports 28 New COVID-19 Cases, Changes in Youth Sports Mask Guidelines
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases today — making 144 so far this week. In a short video released earlier today discussing changes to masking guidelines for youth sports, Public Health Director Sofia Pereira mentioned that Health Officer Ian Hoffman is currently out on “family leave” but offered no additional details. The […]
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COVID Sidelines Arcata High Tigers’ Championship Run
The Arcata High School Tigers are now the second local football team to have to forfeit a playoff game due to an outbreak of COVID-19. The team was scheduled to have the home field advantage Saturday against the Justin-Siena High School Braves, which hail from Napa, and was one game away from a shot at […]
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Public Health Confirms 24 New COVID-19 Cases, New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 24 new COVID-19 cases today — making 116 so far this week — along with one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which come on the heels of 204 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 133 samples with a test-positivity rate of 18 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate […]
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UPDATE: South Fork High, Miranda Junior High Closed Due to COVID-19
UPDATE: Southern Humboldt Unified School district officials have also closed Miranda Junior High starting today until after the Thanksgiving break due to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. PREVIOUS: South Fork High School is closed for the remainder of the week due to a COVID-19 outbreak, with classes resuming after the Thanksgiving holiday break, according to a […]
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Public Health Confirms 32 New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 32 new COVID-19 cases today, along with one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which make 92 so far this week and come on the heels of 204 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 102 samples with a test-positivity rate of 31.4 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of […]
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Public Health Confirms 60 New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 60 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, with one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which come on the heels of 204 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 464 samples with a test-positivity rate of 12.9 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent […]
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Humboldt Fentanyl Deaths Soar to 33
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force reports today that the county has seen 33 fentanyl-related overdose deaths to date this year, more than double the number in all of 2020, which stood at 11. In a news release, which emphasizes that individuals who sell the powerful opioid can be charged with murder, the drug task […]
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45 New COVID Cases; Public Health to Offer Child Vaccination Clinics with Appointments Required
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 45 new cases today. Today’s cases — which make 204 so far this week on the heels of 118 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 312 samples. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent in July — the highest for any month since the pandemic began — […]
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COVID Misinformation Plagues California’s Indigenous Speakers
Ismael Patia and his family arrived at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in downtown Fresno on a recent Saturday afternoon. His decision to get vaccinated had been a difficult one. But he finally was persuaded by an interpreter who talked to him in his native language, Mixteco, and eased his fears. “I’ve been hearing about people […]
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Public Health Confirms 10 New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 10 new cases today, along with one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which make 156 so far this week on the heels of 118 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 312 samples with a test-positivity rate of 3.2 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent in July — […]
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Public Health Confirms 75 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 75 new cases today, along with one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which make 146 so far this week on the heels of 118 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 120 samples with a test-positivity rate of 62.5 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent in July — […]