The first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Humboldt County this morning and is being stored in a special freezer at St. Joseph Hospital. Public Health will be working with area healthcare providers over the next few days to coordinate getting out the first 975 doses to priority recipients, according to a county release. […]
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County Confirms Two More COVID Deaths
Public Health reports two more Humboldt residents have died — marking three deaths in less than one week — and 64 new COVID-19 cases have been reported since Friday, as local cases continue to surge. One of those who died was in their 70s and the other was in their 90s. Both were residents of […]
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Dangerous Surf Conditions Continue this Week
Another round of dangerous surf is heading to the coast Tuesday and Wednesday, prompting the Eureka office of the National Weather Service to issue a high surf advisory. The long period swell is expected to produce 20- to 25-foot breaking waves, creating hazardous conditions on local beaches, rocks and jetties. The advisory is in effect […]
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Humboldt’s COVID Numbers Continue to Climb
Humboldt County Public Health reports 35 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed today, making 123 so far this week and 1,137 since the pandemic began. Humboldt County has seen its COVID-19 caseload spike sharply in recent weeks amid a national and statewide surge. The county confirmed 328 cases last month and has already recorded 239 to […]
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Huffman Votes in Favor of Water Resources Legislation
North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman voted today in favor of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, which includes key North Coast and environmental priorities authored by Rep. Huffman. The legislation includes numerous provisions Rep. Huffman advocated for including increasing the set-aside for smaller “emerging ports” from 10 percent of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to 15 […]
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COVID Cases Soar to New Record
Humboldt County Public Health reports 88 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed since Friday, setting the region on course for marking a fourth consecutive week of record-setting numbers, as were five additional hospitalizations. After confirming 59 cases in October, Humboldt County has seen its COVID-19 caseload spike sharply in recent weeks amid a national and statewide […]
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Humboldt on Cusp of 900 COVID Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reports 48 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since Friday. Five more hospitalizations were also reported. The, yet another, record-setting number comes on the heels of a record 122 cases last week, which overshadowed the previous week’s record setting 71. All of October saw 59 cases. This month recorded 328 positive […]
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Humboldt COVID Cases Still Rising
Humboldt County Public Health reported 18 additional COVID-19 cases today, making a record 91 so far this week, breaking last week’s 71 mark and closing in on nearly double October’s monthlong total of 59. The county’s continued surge in cases has landed Humboldt in the state’s purple “widespread” risk tier, bringing new layers of restrictions […]
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Latest COVID Cases Catapult Past Previous Record
Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed 56 more COVID-19 cases since Friday, quickly closing in on last week’s record-breaking 71, which itself had obliterated a record for the most cases recorded in a single week since the pandemic began. The entire month of October saw 59 cases. Now November stands at more than 200 cases […]
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Newsom Issues Limited Stay-at-Home Order for Purple Tier Counties
Starting Saturday, residents of counties in the state’s purple — or “widespread” COVID-19 risk tier — will be under a limited stay-at-home order issued by Newsom that prohibits “non-essential work, movement and gatherings” between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The order remains in effect until Dec. 21 at 5 a.m. About 94 percent of California […]
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Sharp COVID Case Increase Continues
Public Health reported 29 COVID-19 cases since Friday, which meets the county’s single day record set last week. Another hospitalization was also confirmed. That comes after 53 cases were verified last week, the most recorded in that time period locally since the pandemic began. So far this month, the county has confirmed 116 cases after seeing […]
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Humboldt Closing In On 600 COVID Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported seven new COVID-19 cases today, which makes 28 since Friday. Last week saw a total of nine cases. With the recent spike, County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich urged residents to get tested as soon as possible if they are showing symptoms as well be tested regularly without symptoms. “To be […]