Six more Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while announcing three hospitalizations. “Each life lost to COVID-19 is a member of our community, someone’s family member, neighbor and friend,” said Public Health Director Sofia Pereira in a press release. “We grieve these losses for those who knew and loved them […]
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Public Health Reports 114 New Cases, ‘Vast Majority’ Hospitalizations Unvaccinated
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 114 new COVID-19 cases today — making 428 so far this week — as well as three new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — confirmed after laboratories processed 400 samples with a test-positivity rate of 28.5 percent — make 1,748 so far this month, to go with 73 hospitalizations and 12 deaths […]
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HumCo Records Three More COVID Deaths, Including First of Fully Vaccinated Person
Three more Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, including one in their 20s and the county’s first fatality in a “breakthrough” case in a fully vaccinated individual in their 70s, Public Health reported today. “As with any vaccine, breakthrough cases do occur. Most are mild,” Health Officer Ian Hoffman said in a press release, […]
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Public Health Confirms 114 New COVID Cases, Two New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 114 new cases today — making 216 so far this week — while reporting two new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which confirmed after laboratories processed 677 samples with a test-positivity rate of 16.8 percent — come after the county confirmed 362 new cases last week amid an ongoing surge fueled […]
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HumCo Reports Another COVID Death, 102 New Cases as Pfizer Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval
A 62nd Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while announcing it had confirmed 102 new cases of the virus and four new hospitalizations since Friday. News of Humboldt County’s 62 COVID death — this one of someone in their 60s — comes just hours after the Food and Drug Administration […]
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Two More HumCo Residents Die of COVID, 91 New Cases Reported
Two more Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, Public Health announced today, while confirming 91 new cases of the virus and seven new hospitalizations. Both of the residents who died were in their 60s, according to Public Health, which also reported that one of the new hospitalizations is of a resident between the ages […]
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Public Health Confirms 53 New COVID-19 Cases, Five New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 53 new COVID-19 cases today — making 271 so far this week — and five new hospitalizations, including one of a resident in their 30s. Today’s cases — which were confirmed after laboratories processed 508 samples with a test-positivity rate of 10.4 percent — come after the county confirmed 471 […]
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Public Health Confirms 36 New COVID-19 Cases, Three New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 36 new COVID-19 cases today — making 218 so far this week — as well as three new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which were confirmed after laboratories processed 278 samples with a test-positivity rate of 12.9 percent — come after the county confirmed 471 new cases last week . A state […]
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Public Health Confirms 91 New COVID-19 Cases, August Already Has Set Local Case Record
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 91 new COVID-19 cases today — making 182 so far this week — as well as two new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which were confirmed after laboratories processed 569 samples with a test-positivity rate of 16 percent — come after the county confirmed 471 new cases last week and push […]
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HumCo Records 58th COVID-19 Death, 90 New Cases, Nine New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County has lost a 58th resident to COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while confirming 90 new cases — making 430 so far this week — and nine new hospitalizations including two of people in their 30s. With today’s cases, the county has now confirmed 817 cases so far this month, with 19 days remaining […]
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HumCo Hits COVID Hospitalization Record as County Confirms 33 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 33 new COVID-19 cases today — making 340 so far this week — as well as four new hospitalizations. The recent spike in cases and a corresponding threat to local hospital capacity prompted Health Officer Ian Hoffman to announce a new countywide masking mandate that went into effect Aug. 7. A […]
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Public Health Confirms 57th Local COVID-19 Death, 91 New Cases
A 57th Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while also confirming 91 new cases — making 307 already this week — and six new hospitalizations. The resident who died — who was in their 70s, according to Public Health— is the fourth lost to the virus since Aug. 3. Today’s […]