Public Health reported the county’s 50th COVID-19-related death today and five new confirmed cases of the virus. The individual who died was over 80, the second person in that age group to die this week. Two other local residents, one in their 60s and one in their 70s, died of the virus, died last week. […]
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CDC Committee Finds Likely Vaccine Link to ‘Extremely Rare’ Cases of Heart Condition, Continues Vaccine Recommendations; Humboldt Sees 14 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported 14 new COVID-19 cases today and an additional hospitalization, a resident in their 60s. Today’s case results came after laboratories processed 187 samples with a test-positivity rate of 7.5 percent. According to a state database, 13 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including five under intensive care. The county’s […]
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13 New COVID Cases Confirmed, 1 New Hospitalization
Public Health today reported 13 new COVID-19 cases and one additional hospitalization, a person in their 40s who had not been vaccinated. In the last week, two local residents, one in their 60s and one in their 70s, have died due to the virus. Today’s case results came after laboratories processed 224 samples with a […]
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Health Officials Urge COVID-19 Testing Amid Case Surge as More Options Opened
Humboldt health officials are urging residents to get tested for COVID-19 amid a recent surge in cases that appears to be tied to the B.1.1.7 variant, which is 50 percent more contagious. “Testing is a crucial component of containing positive cases before they have a chance to spread so we can move past this pandemic,” […]
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Condo of Condors Making Themselves at Home, Causing Quite a Scene
With the countdown on to the first California condors making their way back to the wilds of Humboldt County in a century, a group of the endangered birds — a gathering known as a “condo” or a “scarcity” — has taken a liking to one woman’s deck, roof and yard, apparently creating quite the scene. […]
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Seascape Restaurant to Reopen
The Seascape Restaurant is scheduled to reopen tomorrow after closing down last month month due to a COVID-19 positive individual who was infected as part of an outbreak connected to a Eureka church being at the Trinidad eatery. “All employees who had contact with the one positive case have been tested and received COVID negative […]
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COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Currently Available, SoHum Health has Extras Today for Walk-ins
Need a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? According to the county’s Joint Information Center, there are currently hundreds of doses available Friday through Sunday for those who are eligible by signing up on the state’s My Turn site. The option does not apply to those who have already received a first dose and are awaiting their second […]
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Tsunami Warning Test on Wednesday
The annual Tsunami Warning Communications Test takes place Wednesday between 11 a.m. and noon, with sirens, a Civil Air Patrol flyover, alerts and notifications via NOAA weather radio as well as local TV and radio. An annual coordinated effort between between the National Weather Service, local tribal governments, Caltrans District 1, the Civil Air Patrol […]
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Large Breaking Waves to Hit Local Beaches
The National Weather Service in Eureka is warning of large breaking waves that are expected to hit the local coastline on Friday. A large west-northwest swell moving into the area could bring waves up to 22-feet crashing onto beaches starting early in the morning. The NWS is urging people to stay well away from the […]
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Humboldt Still Seeing Red; County had been Prepared to Stall Move to Purple COVID-19 Risk Tier
Humboldt County will continue to remain in the “substantial” or red COVID-19 risk tier for at least another week in what was apparently a close call. State data released at noon shows a local case positivity rate of 2.3 percent and 6.6 cases per 100,000 compared to the California average of a 2.8 percent positivity […]
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Snow Possible on 101 Near Laytonville Tonight, Winter Weather Advisory in Effect
A winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service office in Eureka now includes elevations above 1,500 feet across much of the region and snow will be possible tonight on parts of U.S. Highway 101 near Laytonville. The advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Snowfall rates of up to 1 inch per […]
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When Will Nursing Homes Reopen to Visitors? State Officials Won’t Say
Before the pandemic, Nancy Klein would spend up to seven hours a day at a nursing home in Riverside County, caring for her 53-year-old son, who was left unable to speak and move his limbs after a massive brain hemorrhage. She would suction his tracheotomy tube and massage his neck, arms and legs. But Klein […]