Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 53 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths today, both residents of Granada Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Public Health Officer Ian Hoffman is urging residents to avoid gatherings for New Year’s Eve as the county has seen the impacts of Thanksgiving get-togethers and has yet to see the impact […]
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COVID Cases Rise as Vaccinations Continue
Public Health announced today that 12 new COVID cases were confirmed but reported no additional hospitalizations or deaths, making 125 positive tests so far this week. While it took nearly 290 days for Humboldt County to record its first 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the next 500 arrived over the span of just 18 days. Last […]
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Approximately 1,100 HumCo Healthcare Workers to be Vaccinated by Day’s End
The Joint Information Center announced this afternoon that all 975 initial doses in the first batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Humboldt County received last week will have been administered by day’s end. Distribution of the next batch of vaccines, meanwhile, has began as well. The vaccine is currently being allocated under the very first phase […]
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Public Health Confirms 13 New COVID-19 Cases as Regional ICU Capacity Continues to Dip
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 13 new COVID-19 cases today, the lowest daily tally in a month, and for the first time in five days reported no COVID-related deaths. The county confirmed 156 new cases this week, bringing December’s tally to 490, which already far surpasses November’s then record total of 327 as a local, […]
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County Records 15th COVID Death with Six Residents Currently Hospitalized
For the fourth consecutive day, Humboldt County Public Health today reported the COVID-19 related death of a Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center resident, the sixth in a little more than a week. Public Health also reported today that it has confirmed 17 new COVID-19 cases, making 143 since Monday on the heels of a string […]
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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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‘Winter has Come’
The face was fresh but the message was familiar: Humboldt County’s COVID-19 case count is spiking at an increasingly rapid rate and may spiral out of control if residents don’t begin wearing facial coverings fastidiously when out in public. Hours before he would be unanimously voted in as Humboldt County’s new health officer, replacing Teresa […]
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Ian Hoffman is Humboldt County’s Next Health Officer, Pending Supes’ Approval
Ian Hoffman will be Humboldt County’s next health officer, pending the Board of Supervisor’s confirmation Tuesday. In a press release, the Joint Information Center said Hoffman is expected to step into the role recently vacated by Teresa Frankovich, who stepped down Tuesday after holding the position since January. Hoffman holds a medical degree and a […]