Humboldt County Public Health is urging residents who have received the COVID-19 vaccine to continue using COVID-19 safety measures and testing sites as the vaccine is not a guaranteed safety measure at preventing the disease’s spread. In the release, Humboldt County Public Health Clinic and Communicable Disease Program Supervisor Hava Phillips, RN, said it takes […]
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NCJ Preview: Humboldt in the Yellow Zone and Hoarding Frankie’s Bagels
What does Humboldt County’s move into the “yellow” minimal tier of the state’s COVID-19 categories mean and how does the “equity metric” impact us? Learn why the reopening options the new level offers may be precarious. And is a strongly worded letter enough to fix COVID safety violations? Cal Osha is hoping so. Finally, we’ll […]
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Partnerships to Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing
A partnership between United Indian Health Services (UIHS), Del Norte and Humboldt counties, Humboldt State University and Tribal communities will make it possible for Humboldt County Public Health to process nearly 9,000 COVID-19 tests a month. According to the release, the county will borrow additional testing equipment and receive an unlimited supply of state-purchased reagents […]
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Yurok Tribe Offers COVID-19 Test
Starting on Wednesday, Sept. 2, the Yurok Tribe will offer drive-through COVID-19 tests in the Redwood Hotel Casino parking lot. In a press release sent out Aug. 31, the Yurok Tribe announced the free tests will be offered every Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. until the end of September. The test is available to tribal […]
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County COVID-19 Testing Capacity to Increase Threefold
The Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory’s COVID-19 testing capacity will increase threefold due to new testing equipment obtained by the lab through state and federal grant funding. “Adding this new COVID-19 test and automated extraction platform is a game-changer for our county. Not only will we triple our local testing capacity, but we will maintain […]
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Public Health Confirms One New COVID Case
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed one new COVID-19 case, bringing the countywide total to 113. Today’s results make 6 new cases that have been confirmed within the past week. The report did not mention where the new case is believed to be contracted, however, 62 are believed to have contracted the virus from a known […]