For the first time in four days, Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed a new COVID-19 case. Today’s news breaks a lull in cases that had seen just one confirmed since June 3, after a streak that saw 49 new cases over the span of 25 days. But the lull in cases also coincided with […]
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Public Health: Alder Bay No Longer in COVID-19 Outbreak, T-S Reports
The Times-Standard reports County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich told the board of supervisors today that Alder Bay Assisted Living is no longer considered to be in a COVID-19 “outbreak,” with no new positive cases in 14 days since the last known point of possible exposure. But she also cautioned that the virus is still circulating […]
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Public Health: No COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Today
For the first time in a week, Humboldt County Public Health announced today that it has confirmed no new COVID-19 cases, leaving the countywide tally at 104. Today’s results come after 161 samples were processed — 96 at the Public Health Laboratory and 65 others at corporate labs. Public Health has confirmed a total of […]
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Winfred Grissom has Died of COVID-19, LoCo Reports
Winfred Grissom, former Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum docent who was a popular figure around Old Town Eureka, has died of COVID-19, the Lost Coast Outpost reports. He was 91. According to LoCo’s story, Grissom is one of the four Alder Bay Assisted living residents who has died of the disease amid an outbreak there that […]
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Third Humboldt County Resident Dies of COVID-19
Another Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, according to Public Health. Public Health sent out a press release this afternoon announcing the death, the county’s third to date, all of them residents at Alder Bay Assisted Living, which has seen a total of seven staff members and seven residents test positive for the virus. […]
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Her Name Was Ida
Ida Adelia Newell, an avid reader with a quick wit who loved golf and traveling the world but always returned to her lifelong home in Humboldt County, died May 17 of COVID-19. She was 97. Ida’s long life bridged Humboldt County’s present and its past, from bootleggers and United Service Organization dances to the Redwood […]
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Public Health Confirms Four New COVID-19 Cases, One More Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed four new local COVID-19 cases today, as well as another hospitalization, bringing the county’s case count at 98. The four new cases, all of which were acquired through contact with another known case, continues a spike that has seen 44 new cases confirmed since May 9, with the county having […]
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Public Health Confirms Three More COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed another three COVID-19 cases, making 36 over the past two weeks and pushing the countywide total to 91. The county got a brief reprieve yesterday when no new cases were reported but remains in the midst of a grim two-weeks stretch that has included a sharp uptick in cases and […]
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NCJ Preview: Slowdown Criteria and Soup for Vulnerable Seniors
We’re with Access Humboldt talking about rising COVID-19 case numbers and opening the county. How many is too many and what would make Humboldt pump the brakes on opening? We’ve also got a story about the owner of Humboldt Soup Co., who’s bringing soup to seniors in low-income housing so they can have nutritious food […]
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Public Health: Two More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Today After 126 Tests
Humboldt County’s spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases continued today, with Public Health announcing two more positive tests. The county has confirmed 33 new cases since May 8, bringing the countywide total to 88. Humboldt County saw its first confirmed COVID-19 fatality Sunday, when a 97-year-old woman living at Alder Bay Assisted Living died of the […]
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Public Health Confirms Five New COVID-19 Cases as Spike Continues
Humboldt County’s spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases continued today, with Public Health announcing five more cases to cap a grim day that included confirmation of the county’s second death. The county has confirmed 31 new cases since May 8, bringing the countywide total to 86. Humboldt County saw its first confirmed COVID-19 fatality Sunday, when […]
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Humboldt Records First COVID-19 Death
Humboldt County saw its first COVID-19 death Sunday, when a resident at Alder Bay Assisted Living who had been hospitalized died of the disease. As of Saturday, Humboldt County had seen 77 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including an outbreak at Alder Bay that had seen six residents and two staff members test positive for the virus. […]