Public Health reported four COVID-19 cases today as November’s numbers continue to climb, eclipsing last’s month’s 58 with nearly two weeks left to go. Another hospitalization was also confirmed. Fifty-three cases were verified last week, the most recorded in that time period locally since the pandemic began. So far this month, the county has confirmed […]
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November COVID Cases Already Double Last Month’s Numbers
Public Health reported nine COVID-19 cases today, pushing November’s numbers to date to more than twice that of last month. One case from October and one of the death’s assigned to Humboldt have been moved to another county. Fifty-three cases were verified last week, the most recorded in that time period locally since the pandemic […]
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Sharp COVID Case Increase Continues
Public Health reported 29 COVID-19 cases since Friday, which meets the county’s single day record set last week. Another hospitalization was also confirmed. That comes after 53 cases were verified last week, the most recorded in that time period locally since the pandemic began. So far this month, the county has confirmed 116 cases after seeing […]
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Deputy Health Officer Warns County Seeing ‘Unprecedented Growth’ of COVID-19, Will Likely See Increased Restrictions
Just hours before Humboldt County announced it had confirmed the most COVID-19 cases in a single week since step pandemic began, Deputy Health Officer Josh Ennis sat down to answer questions from the media and issued a dire warning. The county is seeing “unprecedented growth” with the virus that, if it continues, threatens to overwhelm […]
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Humboldt Closing In On 600 COVID Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported seven new COVID-19 cases today, which makes 28 since Friday. Last week saw a total of nine cases. With the recent spike, County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich urged residents to get tested as soon as possible if they are showing symptoms as well be tested regularly without symptoms. “To be […]
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Humboldt Still in ‘Minimal’ COVID Risk Tier as Cases Rise
Humboldt County Public Health reported six new COVID-19 cases today, which makes 21 since Friday. The cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 281 samples. To date, Humboldt County has seen 592 cases, 37 people hospitalized at some point in their COVID-19 care and 10 COVID-related deaths. California Department of Public Health data released today under […]
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Humboldt COVID Cases Up This Week
Humboldt County Public Health reported seven new COVID-19 cases today, which makes 15 since Friday, while last week saw a total of nine cases. The cases reported today were confirmed after laboratories processed 205 samples. To date, Humboldt County has seen 586 cases, 37 people hospitalized at some point in their COVID-19 care and 10 […]
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Eight New COVID Cases Since Friday
Humboldt County Public Health reported eight new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since Friday, one less than all of last week, bringing the total to date to 579. The highest number of cases continue to be in the 20-39 age group, with 23.6 percent in the 20-29 grouping and 19.5 percent in the 30-39 grouping, […]
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Humboldt Hits Three Weeks in Minimal Tier
Public Health reported one new COVID-19 case today, bringing the county’s total case count to 568. For a third week, Humboldt County remains in the “minimal” risk tier under the state’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” according to California Department of Public Health data, with a positivity rate of 1.5 percent and an adjusted case […]
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Humboldt Sees 10th COVID-related Death
Public Health reported a tenth COVID-related death and five new COVID-19 cases since Friday, bringing the county’s total case count of 567. The individual who died was in their 80s, according to the county. “We extend our condolences to their family and friends for this loss,” County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich said in a news […]
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Humboldt Marks 8 Months Since First COVID Case
Eight months after Humboldt had its first confirmed COVID-19 case, becoming the first rural county in the United States to do so, the case total stands at 560, with Public Health reporting two positive tests today. “We’ve all been living through this pandemic for quite a while, and that can take a toll,” County Health […]
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Humboldt Sees Ninth COVID-Related Death: A Person in Their 30s
Public Health reported a person in their 30s has become Humboldt County’s ninth COVID-related death, with 10 new cases confirmed since Friday, bringing the county’s total at 554. County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich offered her sympathies. “To those who have been impacted by this loss, our thoughts are with you,” she said in a […]