The Lost Coast Outpost is reporting that local artist Colleen Clifford‘s “Flatten the Curve” stain glass was purchased as a gift for Dr. Anthony Fauci. Read the full story here.
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Why Mass Gatherings Terrify Health Officials
Over the past week, Humboldt County Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich has repeatedly expressed the concern that some local residents are ignoring current prohibitions on gatherings. And whether social functions or church services, the Journal has fielded a growing body of tips and reports to support that her concerns are well founded. In the midst […]
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‘This is What a Pandemic Does:’ Humboldt Begins Charting a Course out of Shelter in Place
It was about an hour and a half into an April 28 COVID-19 briefing before the Board of Supervisors, amid a discussion that was pressing at times, with a pair of seemingly frustrated supervisors inquiring why certain businesses hadn’t been allowed to open or why Humboldt wasn’t being treated differently than other areas of the […]
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Reopen California? That’s the Toughest Phase Yet, Newsom Says
When will Californians emerge from house confinement? What will life look like? In a roadmap unveiled Tuesday with top public health officials, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will not lift his shelter-in-place order until adequate suppression and mitigation measures are in place to prevent future flare-ups. That means tracking down the sick and isolating clusters […]
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Saving Each Other
It’s no stretch to say that we in Humboldt County — and the rest of the country — stand on the precipice, facing the very real threat of widespread death and suffering. New York City is already there. But it’s also no stretch to say — at this moment in Humboldt County, anyway — we […]
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One New COVID-19 Case Brings County Tally to 50
Humboldt County got some good news this afternoon — or at least better news than we’ve been growing accustomed to. Public Health announced just one new person tested positive for COVID-19 today and there have been no new hospitalizations, a welcome reprieve in a span that has seen 48 positive cases over the past two […]
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Wear a Mask! OK, But What Kind?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended every American wear a face mask while in public to protect against spreading coronavirus, a recommendation that was quickly seconded by Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich. The agency announced that non-medical fabric masks — even scarves or bandannas — could help slow the spread of […]
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Public Health: Five Positive COVID-19 Tests Bring County Total to 49
Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon that five COVID-19 tests from local residents have come back positive since Saturday, bringing the county’s total to 49. Forty-seven of those positive tests have been returned in the last 13 days, with 28 over the past week. Public Health is also reporting it believes six of the […]
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Public Health: Humboldt Now Has 40 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health announced four additional local COVID-19 cases today, but also that it mistakenly reported a positive patient from a neighboring county as a local case yesterday, bringing Humboldt’s current tally to an even 40. Thirty-eight of those positive tests have been returned in the last 10 days, with 19 over the past […]