Humboldt County Public Health confirmed eight new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the countywide total to 175 and making 42 cases confirmed since July 1. In a press release, Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich noted the risk associated with travel during a pandemic and the potential for increased spread locally. In fact, she said eight […]
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Public Health Announces No New COVID-19 Cases for the First Time in Two Weeks
For the first time in two weeks and just the second since June 18, Humboldt County Public Health announced no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, leaving the countywide total at 165. The news comes after Humboldt County saw 21 cases confirmed last week amid a streak that had seen 57 confirmed since June 18, […]
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Public Health Confirms Four New COVID-19 Cases, Making 21 This Week
For the second day in a row, Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed four new COVID-19 cases, bringing the countywide total to 165. Of the cases recorded to date, 103 were acquired through contact with a known case, 37 through travel and 23 through community transmission, meaning they caught the virus from an unknown source […]
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Public Health Confirms Four New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed four new COVID-19 cases, bringing the countywide total to 161. The new cases are confirmed after a county spike that has now seen 51 cases over the past 17 days with 28 confirmed within the last week. Six additional cases were also confirmed from people who were visiting family […]
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Humboldt County COVID-19 Case Count Goes Up, As Public Health Announces Two New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed two new cases today, bringing the countywide total to 112. The means of transmissions for the new cases are still under investigation, while the two previous cases reported on Friday were determined to be transmitted through travel to an area outside of the county. According to the release, Humboldt County […]
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Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich Issued Supplement to Shelter in Place Order
Humboldt County Public Health Officer Teresa Francovich issued a supplement to the shelter-in-place order that adds the recently reopened businesses to the allowable services list and outlines safety measures for those businesses to take during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order also clarifies the requirements hotels, lodging and short-term rentals have to take in case a […]
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Countywide COVID-19 Case Goes Up One as Public Health Confirms New Case
Humboldt County Public Health announced one new COVID-19 case, bringing the countywide total to 108. According to today’s report, today’s case was acquired through community transmission. To date, 108 local residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and four people have died of the disease, all were residents at Alder Bay Assisted Living, which saw a […]
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County Approves Hotels, Short-Term Rentals and Personal Care Services to Reopen
If their reopening plans are certified by the county’s Emergency Operation Center, hotels, short-term rentals and personal care services like nail salons and tattoo parlors can reopen as soon as Friday. “Places like nail salons, piercing shops and massage studios require close physical contact, often face-to-face, and hotels and other types of lodging bring non-residents […]
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Public Health: No New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed
For the third consecutive day, Humboldt County Public Health reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases. Today’s news extends a lull in cases that has seen just one confirmed since June 3, after a streak that saw 49 new cases over the span of 25 days. But the lull in cases also coincides with a decline […]
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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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Get Tested and Wear Facial Coverings; What You Can Do While the County Slowly Reopens
As the county slowly begins to reopen, Humb0ldt County Public Health would like to remind residents what they can do to help ease the spread of COVID-19. “It’s really important for us all to remember that we’re moving forward at a steady pace,” Dr. Frankovich said in a press release. “It was never the intent […]
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Public Health: No New COVID Cases Confirmed Today
Humboldt County Public Health announced that no new COVID-19 cases were confirmed today, leaving the county’s case count at 94. It’s a moment of relief as the county is coming off a two-week spike of COVID cases that began on May 9 with a total of 38 confirmed cases since then. The spike also included […]