Humboldt County Public Health Microbiologist Annayal Yikum prepares patient samples for the COVID-19 testing process. Credit: Submitted

Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed a  COVID-19 death since its last report Aug. 24. The individual was in their 70s.

Three new hospitalizations were also reported and, according to a state database, four people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, none of whom are under intensive care. The deaths reported today were Humboldt County’s 155th since the pandemic began.

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

Kimberly Wear is the assistant editor of the North Coast Journal.

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