Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases and two new hospitalizations today. Meanwhile, Public Health reported that the first known case of the new Omicron variant was confirmed in the United States today in San Francisco. While there re not yet any known cases in Humboldt County, health officials are asking doctors to […]
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Another COVID-19 Death, 21 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon that another local resident has died of COVID-19, while also confirming 21 new cases of the virus and one new hospitalization. The resident who died was reportedly in their 50s, while the new hospitalizations were of residents in their 40s and 80s, according to Public Health. Today’s cases […]
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HumCo Passes 10K COVID-19 Cases; Another Death Reported
Another Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, according to Public Health, which also reported this afternoon that it had confirmed 116 new cases of the virus with three new hospitalizations since its last report Wednesday. The cases reported today push the county’s cumulative case count past 10,000 since the pandemic’s start. The resident who […]
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Public Health Confirms Two Hospitalizations and 10 New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases today, with two hospitalizations reported of a resident in their 50s and another in their 60s. Earlier today Public Health released a COVID-19 video update featuring Public Health Director Sofia Pereira who talked about the pending milestone of 10,000 local COVID-19 cases confirmed — which she said […]
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Public Health Confirms 24 New COVID-19 cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 24 new COVID-19 cases today, with no new hospitalizations or deaths reported. Public Health officials are reminding residents to practice social distancing, wash hands frequently and plan safer gatherings, especially with the return of colder weather, upcoming holidays and more people traveling and spending time indoors. The Center for Disease […]
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Humboldt Stays in the Orange
Humboldt County remains in the moderate or “orange” tier for another week despite a surge in local COVID-19 cases, many of which are tied to an outbreak at a Eureka church. So far this week, 68 new cases have been reported. Last week recorded 130 cases, far outpacing the previous week’s 71, which was itself […]
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Humboldt Still COVID Risk ‘Minimal,’ For Now
The latest data released today under California’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” shows Humboldt County will retain its “minimal” COVID risk status for at least one more week. That leaves this part of the North Coast a sort of COVID island surrounded by counties with moderate, substantial and widespread rankings. Humboldt currently has an adjusted […]
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One New COVID Hospitalization Reported
Public Health reported no new COVID-19 cases were confirmed today, leaving the county’s total case count at 568, but one new hospitalization has occurred. Humboldt County continues its tenuous hold to the “minimal” risk tier under the state’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” according to California Department of Public Health data released Tuesday, with a […]