Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 48 new COVID-19 cases today, as well as one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which make 807 so far this month — come after laboratories processed 247 samples with a test-positivity rate of 19.4 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent in July — the highest for any month […]
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Officials Hopeful Jail COVID-19 Outbreak is Contained
Officials are hopeful they have the COVID-19 outbreak at the Humboldt County jail contained. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges told the Journal in a Dec. 27 email that while a total of 36 inmates have tested positive for the virus amid the current outbreak, all were from a single housing unit and no one else […]
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Public Health Confirms 23 New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases today, with no new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which make 759 so far this month — come after laboratories processed 201 samples with a test-positivity rate of 11.4 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent in July — the highest for any month since the […]
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Public Health Confirms 178 New COVID-19 Cases, Five Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon that it has confirmed 178 new cases of COVID-19 locally since its last report Wednesday, with five new hospitalizations, including four of residents in their 40s. Today’s cases — which make 736 so far this month — come after laboratories processed 1,048 samples with a test-positivity rate of […]
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NCJ Preview: Flash Fiction, Ponche, Counsel Cleared and a Jail Outbreak
It’s time for our annual Flash Fiction Issue. We’re chatting about reading, judging and what Humboldt’s been writing. We’ve also got a conclusion to the saga of a right-to-die case, as a pair of county attorneys have been cleared of misconduct charges. Over at the county jail, a COVID-19 outbreak has created upheaval. We’ll get […]
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Public Health Confirms Six New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed six new COVID-19 cases today, as well as one new hospitalization. Public Health also announced today that it will not be releasing another testing report until Monday due to the Christmas holiday. Today’s cases — which make 558 so far this month — come after laboratories processed 142 samples with […]
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Public Health Confirms Another COVID-19 Death, 28 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases today, while reporting one new death from the disease of a resident in their 60s. Today’s cases — which make 5552 so far this month — come after laboratories processed 103 samples with a test-positivity rate of 27.2 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 […]
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Public Health Confirms One Death, Two Hospitalizations, 55 New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 55 new COVID-19 cases, two new hospitalizations of a resident in their 60s and another in their 70s, and one additional death of a resident in their 80s. Today’s cases — which make 524 so far this month — come after laboratories processed 509 samples with a test-positivity rate of 11.2 percent. After recording […]
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34 People Infected in County Jail COVID Outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Humboldt County jail has now grown to infect 28 inmates and six correctional officers after a dozen more inmates tested positive for the virus over the weekend. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges said in an email to the Journal the outbreak remains isolated in a single housing unit […]
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Six More Jail Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19
Another six Humboldt County jail inmates tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday amid an outbreak that has now infected 21 people, including six correctional officers. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges said in an email to the Journal that all the inmates who tested positive yesterday were in the same housing unit as the other […]
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Public Health Confirms 48 New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 48 new COVID-19 cases today — making 223 this week — and reported one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which make 469 so far this month — come after laboratories processed 161 samples with a test-positivity rate of 29.8 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent in July […]
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Public Health Confirms 27 New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 27 new COVID-19 cases today — making 175 so far this week — and reported one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which make 421 so far this month — come after laboratories processed 310 samples with a test-positivity rate of 8.7 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent […]