Humboldt County Public Health confirmed five new COVID-19 cases today, while continuing to urge residents to sign up with the state’s My Turn vaccine registry and fill hundreds of open local appointments this weekend. The five cases were reported after laboratories processed 156 samples with a test-positivity rate of 3.2 percent. The county’s cumulative case […]
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Public Health Confirms 1 New Case, 1 New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed just one new COVID-19 case today, while removing two others from the county’s cumulative count because they were from patients who reside outside the county, resulting in a net reduction of local cases. Today’s case was reported after laboratories processed 66 samples with a test-positivity rate of 1.5 percent, which […]
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Public Health Confirms Nine New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 9 new COVID-19 cases since Friday after laboratories processed 564 samples with a test-positivity rate of 1.6 percent. The new cases bring the county’s cumulative case count to 3,501. Friday, Public Health reported that the state would allocate 4,640 vaccine doses to the county this […]
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HumCo to Receive 2K Fewer COVID Vaccine Doses Next Week
Despite thousands of local residents becoming newly eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine this week, Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the state will allocate 4,640 vaccine doses to the county next week — more than 2,200 fewer than were received this week. Public Health reports it will use 2,400 of those doses at […]
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HumCo Remains in Red Tier, Three New COVID-19 Cases Reported
Humboldt County Public Health reported three new COVID-19 cases today — making 29 so far this week — as well as a new hospitalization. The new cases came after laboratories processed 60 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5 percent, bringing the county’s cumulative count to 3,476. The state of California, meanwhile, updated its COVID-19 […]
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County Records 35th COVID-19 Death
Public Health reported today that Humboldt County has recorded its 35th COVID-19 death — this one in a resident in their 80s — as well as eight new cases of the virus. The new cases were reported after laboratories processed 276 samples with at test-positivity rate of 2.9 percent, bringing the county’s cumulative case count […]
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Vaccine Allocations Tick Upward as Public Health Announces Nine New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it expects to receive nearly 7,000 COVID-19 vaccination doses from the state next week, representing a 25-percent increase from this week’s allocation. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that California will open up vaccination eligibility to all residents age 50 and older April 1, with those age 16 and […]
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County Receives 1,600 Additional Vaccination Doses, Expands Weekly Clinics
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases today after processing 56 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5.4 percent. Public Health also announced that 10 previously reported cases have been removed from the county’s cumulative tally, as one was a false-positive, another was a duplicate and the other eight were determined to be […]
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County Records 36th COVID Death, 14 New Cases
Public Health reported today that a 36th Humboldt County resident has died with COVID-19 — a person in their 50s. The county also reported that laboratories have confirmed 14 new COVID-19 cases after processing 626 samples with a test-positivity rate of 2.2 percent. On the vaccine front, the county reported last week that it expects […]
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County Records 35th COVID-19 Death
A 35th Humboldt County resident — a person in their 70s — has died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today. The Joint Information Center also reported that Public Health has confirmed 11 new COVID-19 cases after labs processed 217 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5 percent. The county also updated its vaccine numbers today, […]
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Public Health Confirms 21 New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, the county reported today. One new hospitalization was also reported. Today’s cases were reported after laboratories processed 443 samples with a test-positivity rate of 4.7 percent, bringing the county’s case count to 3,370. Additionally, the county reported that it will partner with local […]
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First Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Expected to Arrive in HumCo Next Week
Public Health confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases today and reported it expects the county to receive more than 5,000 vaccine doses next week from the state, including Humboldt County’s first batch of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine. The positive cases were reported after labs processed 445 samples with a test-positivity rate of 3.6 percent, bringing […]