On Jan 3., when news came that Humboldt County had a record-breaking 400 confirmed new COVID-19 cases, as well as two confirmed Omicron variant infections, it hit more than close to home for Six Rivers Brewery co-owner Meredith Maier. She was, in fact, at home after having tested positive for the virus. Luckily, she says, […]
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Contact Tracing: How County Public Health Slows the Spread of COVID (VIDEO)
Contact tracing is one of the tools Humboldt County Public Health uses to ease the spread of COVID-19. “Public Health investigators have been working tirelessly for months to trace the contacts of known COVID-19 patients. With their diligent work, we have been able to slow the spread here in Humboldt County,” reads a Humco COVID […]
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County Confirms First Local Whooping Cough Case Since 2016
Humboldt County public health officials are on alert after a Eureka teenager tested positive for the highly contagious whooping cough earlier this week. According to a press release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, a follow up investigation identified 40 people who may have had contact with the teenager while he […]