A rapid antigen COVID-19 test is used on patients at Canal Alliance’s test site in San Rafael. Credit: Photo by Penni Gladstone for CalMatters

Humboldt County Public Health reported the 141st local COVID-19 death today — of a resident over the age of 80.

This marks the county’s 19th COVID-19 death of 2022.

According to a state database, five people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including two under intensive care.

Find the full public health press release, which includes a schedule of upcoming vaccination clinics, here.

Thadeus Greenson is the news editor of the North Coast Journal.

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