Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 107 new cases today — making 781 so far this week — as well as two new hospitalizations. Today’s cases —which came after a single day record reported Tuesday, which came after 400 cases were reported Monday as having been confirmed since Dec. 30 — come amid news the highly […]
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Restaurants Brace for Another Surge, Another Variant
On Jan 3., when news came that Humboldt County had a record-breaking 400 confirmed new COVID-19 cases, as well as two confirmed Omicron variant infections, it hit more than close to home for Six Rivers Brewery co-owner Meredith Maier. She was, in fact, at home after having tested positive for the virus. Luckily, she says, […]
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Public Health Confirms Another COVID-19 Death, 86 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 86 new COVID-19 cases today — making 674 reported so far this week — as well as another related death and one new hospitalization. Today’s cases —which came after a single day record reported yesterday — come after 400 were reported yesterday from testing over the holiday weekend amid news […]
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Signs of Omicron: HumCo Officials Talk Surging Cases and Staffing Shortages
Today’s closure of McKinleyville Middle School in the wake of significant staffing shortages due to COVID is likely a harbinger of what’s to come in the coming weeks as the Omicron variant makes the rounds in the community. Humboldt County is showing all the classic signs of entering into a surge of COVID cases driven […]
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Public Health Confirms Record 188 New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 188 new cases of COVID-19 and one new hospitalization today, a day after reporting the highly contagious Omicron variant has been confirmed to be circulating locally. Today’s cases — a single day record locally to date — come after 400 were reported yesterday from testing over the holiday weekend. For […]
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Here’s What’s Ahead for California Businesses in 2022
Clogged supply chains. Hiring struggles. New mask rules. A virus that trampled right over return-to-work schedules. Last year was chaotic for many businesses across California. What does 2022 hold? Layered on top of pandemic uncertainty is the question of what policymakers might do for — and to — businesses. “2022 is going to be a […]
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First US Omicron Infection Found in San Francisco, Humboldt Residents who Traveled Internationally in Recent Weeks Advised to Get Tested
California will increase COVID-19 testing of some airport travelers after a passenger flying to San Francisco International Airport from South Africa was identified as the first known case of the omicron variant in the United States. The California Department of Public Health announced today that travelers arriving from countries identified by the Centers for Disease […]