Following a trend seen across the state, region and country, local hospitals are nearly at capacity amid a surge in respiratory illnesses that’s being dubbed a “tridemic” or “tripledemic” by some. “With the circulation of multiple respiratory illnesses, such as RSV, influenza and COVID-19, we, like the rest of Northern California, are experiencing a significant increase […]
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Public Health Confirms Two New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to 544. Today’s report comes after the county confirmed eight new cases yesterday, the largest single day tally in a month. Today’s confirmed cases came after laboratories processed 278 samples, with a positivity rate of 0.7 percent. Humboldt County Health […]
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The 200th Victim
In 1918 my dad, part of the U. S. Army’s First Division, was on a troop ship bound for France. The soldiers on board slept in bunk beds. My dad had a lower bunk, and each morning he would kick the bunk above him to wake up the soldier sleeping there. One morning he kicked […]
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H1N1 Claims Local Man
A local man died in a Humboldt County hospital from H1N1 influenza related complications, the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services confirmed today. The man — who has not been identified but officials say was in his 60s — died Monday and also had underlying health conditions, according to a county press release. […]