The San Jose State University football team is heading back to Humboldt to prepare for the upcoming season. According to a Humboldt State University news release, all of the athletes, staff and coaches are fully vaccinated and will follow “general safety practices” while living and practicing on campus. The team is slated to arrive tomorrow […]
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CSU to Require COVID-19 Vax for Fall
The Calfiornia State University system, which includes Humboldt State, will require faculty, staff and students who are accessing campuses to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Back in February, HSU announced the campus and others in the system would implement the requirement once the FDA granted full approval to one or more of the three current options, […]
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Public Health Confirms 74 New COVID-19 Cases Since Friday, Three New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 74 new COVID-19 cases and three new hospitalizations since Friday. Today’s cases — which follow 169 confirmed last week and 84 confirmed the week before — come after laboratories processed 764 samples with a test-positivity rate of 9.7 percent. According to a state database, 15 […]
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NCJ Preview: Vax Efforts as COVID-19 Spreads and Restaurant Transformations
Humboldt’s COVID-19 numbers are climbing. We’re talking about how vaccination, the Delta variant are impacting people in our county. On a hopeful note, we’ve got a cover story on vaccination fairs and True North’s efforts to reach out to the local Latinx community, sometimes one person at a time. And we’ve got the story of […]
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County Recommends Masking in All Indoor Public Spaces
Humboldt County Public Health is recommending that everyone once again mask in public, indoor spaces amid a rise in spread of the Delta variant. Humboldt now joins 25 other California counties in making the recommendation, while Los Angeles County has gone a step further and re-imposed its mask mandate as it faces renewed concerns about […]
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Public Health Confirms 44 New COVID-19 Cases, Capping County’s Worst Week Since January
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 44 new COVID-19 cases today — making 169 for the week, the highest weekly tally since late January and a more than doubling of last week’s total of 84. It’s the highest single-day total since mid-May. One new hospitalization was also reported today and, according to a state database, 13 […]
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Public Health Warns of Toxic Blue-Green Algae in Local Rivers
Humboldt County Public Health officials are reminding local residents to be on the lookout for harmful algal blooms after a person fell ill after spending time in the South Fork Eel River north of Weott and a dog reportedly died after algae exposure on the Trinity River east of Willow Creek. The state is currently […]
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HumCo Confirms 29 New COVID-19 Cases as Test-Positivity Rate Continues Upward Trend
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 29 new COVID-19 cases today — making 125 so far this week. Today’s cases — which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity — were confirmed after laboratories processed 186 samples with a test positivity rate of 15.6 percent. Statewide, […]
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Hoffman Warns Delta Variant is Infecting the Fully Vaccinated
Humboldt County Health Officer Ian Hoffman said during a press conference yesterday the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant is circulating in Humboldt County, warning there’s growing evidence it can spread among fully vaccinated individuals. Indications that the variant can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people is reason for pause, Hoffman said, as data indicated previous […]
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Public Health Confirms 27 New COVID-19 Cases, Two New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 27 new COVID-19 cases today — making 96 so far this week — as well as two new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity — were confirmed after laboratories processed 106 samples with a […]
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Public Health Confirms 23 New COVID-19 Cases, Three New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases today — making 69 already this week — as well as three new hospitalizations, including one of a resident in their 40s. Today’s cases — which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity — were confirmed […]
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Four Jail Inmates Saved from Fentanyl Overdoses
Humboldt County correctional deputies used the overdose reversal drug to save four jail inmates who had appeared to overdose on the highly potent opioid fentanyl over the weekend. “On all four occasions, deputies located the inmates unresponsive and exhibiting signs of opioid overdose,” a press release states. “Each incident required multiple administrations of Naloxone. Also […]