The Times-Standard spoke with local tourism bureau representatives, who said they are respecting local officials’ pointed notice to potential out-of-town visitors that now is not the time to make a trip to Humboldt County. The Southern Humboldt Business & Visitors Bureau website does have a COVID-19 note at the top, which states that for the […]
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Direct from the Source: Joint Information Center Answers Questions on COVID-19
Humboldt County’s Joint Information Center put out a Facebook post today to answer some of the most common questions to come their way as Humboldt navigates its reopening amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Here’s a list of 14 questions and answers on everything from whether the mall has the green light to open (spoiler alert: it […]
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Restaurants and Places Of Worship Can Reopen as Early as Friday
Restaurants that have been certified by the Humboldt County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be able to start dine-in services as early as Friday, May 29. Places of worship will also be able to reopen with safety modifications in place. A county press release states that places of worship should follow the published state guidance […]
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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 […]
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Public Health Confirms One New COVID-19 Case; Means of Transmission Confirmed for All Active Cases
Humboldt County Public Health is reporting one new COVID-19 case today, which brings the county’s total to 94. According to today’s county press release, the means of transmission has been confirmed for all active cases. Of the 94 cases, 53 were acquired through contact with a known case, 24 were acquired through travel outside of […]
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Public Health Confirms Two New Cases Related to Alder Bay
Humboldt County Public Health is reporting two new COVID-19 cases today, both related to the outbreak at the Alder Bay Assisted Living Facility, which brings the county’s total to 93. According to the news release, both of the positive results were personnel at the Eureka site. The new cases continue a two-week spike after a […]
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National Weather Service Eureka is Reporting Twice as Much Rainfall for May Than Usual
The National Weather Service Eureka Office says that Eureka has seen twice as much rainfall as it normally sees in the month of May according to the data collected by the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. See the NWS Eureka tweet below: Here are some of the monthly rainfall totals from around the […]
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Update: As California State Parks Prepare for Soft Reopening Tomorrow Rangers Advise to Plan Ahead (VIDEO)
Update: California State Parks is advising visitors to plan ahead and meet new state guidelines when visiting the parks. Here’s a list of the new guidelines: Plan Ahead – With 280 park units in the state park system, visitors are advised to visit the webpage of their local outdoor destination before leaving home to find […]
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Frankovich Modifies Shelter-in-Place Order to Allow Additional Businesses to Reopen Upon Safety Plan Approval
Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich issued an Order of the Health Officer to modify the shelter-in-place to allow additional businesses to reopen once their safety plans are approved. The order is part of “Stage Two” of the county’s reopening plan to allow businesses with a lower risk of COVID-19 transmission to resume operations. “I […]
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Times-Standard: Humboldt County Coronavirus Protester’s ‘Slaves’ Sign Goes Viral
The Times-Standard is reporting a Humboldt County stay-at-home protester’s sign went viral yesterday as people on social media are calling the racist sign deeply offensive. The sign reads, “Muzzles are for dogs and slaves. I am a free human being.” Read the full story here.
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Humboldt County Public Health Reports Second COVID-19 Death
A second Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, Humboldt County Public Health reports. The deceased individual was a resident at Alder Bay Assisted Living Facility in Eureka, marking the second time one of their residents has died from the disease. The facility has seen a spike in COVID-19 Cases as a total of seven […]
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Humboldt County Public Health Lab Receives Testing Reagents, Increasing Testing Capacity
The Humboldt County COVID-19 information Facebook page is reporting that Humboldt County Public Health Lab received testing reagents for 420 more COVID-19 tests on Monday. According to the post, they were flown up by Andrew Hanson and Alex Efrey from the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team in Hayward. The delivery increases the Lab’s […]