Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed another COVID-19 deaths since its last report April 27, a resident in their 60s. Four new hospitalizations were also reported today but, according to a state database, seven people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including two under intensive care, and there is […]
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Who’s Missing from California’s Community Colleges?
California community colleges have seen their enrollment drop by about a fifth during the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 300,000 fewer students enrolled in fall 2021 compared with fall 2019. “This raises critical concerns about equitable access to higher education as well as the ability to meet workforce needs,” said Paul Feist, vice chancellor of […]
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COVID Outbreak Strands NoHum Students in Rome, Milan
A Northern Humboldt Unified High School District trip to Europe has been derailed by COVID-19 outbreaks, leaving some students in locked quarantine facilities overseas and parents scrambling for information amid rising frustrations. “It’s a fucking nightmare,” said Rae Robison, whose son, an Arcata High School student, is on the trip and is currently being held […]
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HumCo Public Health Reports Two More COVID-19 Deaths
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed two COVID-19 deaths since its last report April 13: One was a resident age 80 or older and the other an individual in their 70s. Two new hospitalizations were also reported today but, according to a state database, five people are currently hospitalized with […]
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Two Additional COVID Deaths Reported in Humboldt County
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed two COVID-19 deaths since its last report April 6: One was a resident age 80 or older and the other was an individual in their 50s. One new hospitalization was also reported today but, according to a state database, eight people are currently hospitalized […]
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Public Health Reports Humboldt’s 141st COVID-19 Death
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed one COVID-19 death since its last report March 30. No new hospitalizations were reported today but, according to a state database, eight people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including two under intensive care. The death reported today is the 141st in Humboldt […]
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Public Health: One New COVID Death Confirmed Over Past Week
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed another COVID-19 death since its last report March 23. One new hospitalization over the past week was also reported today. According to a state database, six people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including three under intensive care. Find the full public health press […]
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Public Health Reports Another COVID-19 Death
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed another COVID-19 death since its last report March 16. The county also reported today that seven previously reported hospitalizations and three previously reported deaths have been removed from the county’s cumulative tally “after they were determined to be from another jurisdiction or not COVID-related.” […]
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The Collapse of Community College Enrollment: Can California Turn it Around?
After community college enrollment collapsed in late 2020, California lawmakers last year gave the system of public two-year colleges $120 million to help stem the tide of departing students and bring them back. So far, progress has been uneven. Through last fall, just 17 of California’s 116 community colleges have seen the number of students […]
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HumCo Confirms 141st COVID-19 Death
Humboldt County Public Health reported the 141st local COVID-19 death today — of a resident over the age of 80. This marks the county’s 19th COVID-19 death of 2022. According to a state database, five people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including two under intensive care. Find the full public health press release, […]
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What to Know About Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State Speech
Even as the coronavirus pandemic finally appears to be receding, Californians are in a funk. They are nearly evenly split on whether the state is headed in the right direction, according to a survey released last month by the Public Policy Institute of California, and gave poor marks to Gov. Gavin Newsom on almost every […]
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Millions of Californians At Risk of Losing Health Coverage When Federal COVID Programs End
Millions of Californians could lose or transition into new health coverage as two federal programs that helped many keep or afford insurance are set to expire this year. Two to three million Californians could lose their Medi-Cal coverage, some as soon as this summer, after the federal government’s COVID-19 public health emergency ends, now scheduled […]