Public Health reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case today, bringing the county’s total to 534, and an additional hospitalization. Under state data released today, Humboldt remains in the “minimum” risk tier with a test positivity rate of 0.7 percent and an adjusted case rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people, an improvement from last week’s 1.5 […]
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Eureka, Arcata Top Humboldt’s COVID Case Count
Public Health reported four new confirmed COVID-19 cases since Friday, bringing the county’s total to 533. Two new hospitalizations were also reported. The Humboldt County Data Dashboard now includes hospitalization rates by age group, death rates by age group and case totals by ZIP code, the latter of which will be reported in “a range […]
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Humboldt Goes ‘Minimal’ but Ranking Could Be Fleeting
Humboldt County was the only one in California to meet the state’s newly applied “equity metric,” which is meant to ensure certain communities are not disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. That, according to county Health Officer Teresa Frankovich, is what prompted the state to move Humboldt into the “minimal” COVID risk category under California’s four-tiered system […]