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System Glitch Derails COVID Case Count, Public Health Reports No New Hospitalizations, Deaths

A “data transmission failure” between two state computer systems derailed the local COVID-19 case count today, leaving Humboldt County Public Health “unable to confirm additional positive case reports.” Public Health also noted in a press release that, for the first time in a month, it had no new COVID hospitalizations or deaths to report. A […]

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Public Health Confirms 115 New Cases, Two Hospitalizations

Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 115 COVID-19 cases and two hospitalizations. The hospitalizations reported today were of a resident in their 50s and another in their 60s. The county’s COVID death toll stands at 80, with 30 reported since Aug. 1. Today’s cases — which were confirmed after laboratories processed 390 samples with a test-positivity rate of 17.08 percent — […]

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Public Health Reports Three More COVID-19 Deaths, Along with 209 New Cases and Six Hospitalizations

Another three Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while also confirming 209 new cases and three new hospitalizations since the county’s last report Friday. One of the residents who died was in their 40s, according to Public Health, and the others were in their 60s. Today’s cases — which were […]

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Public Health Confirms 139 New COVID-19 Cases, Three New Hospitalizations

Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 139 new COVID-19 cases today — making 434 so far this week — and three new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which were confirmed after laboratories processed 366 samples with a test-positivity rate of 38 percent — came after a brutal August, which saw more than 2,000 new cases locally, eclipsing the […]

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Public Health Confirms 58 New COVID-19 Cases, Seven New Hospitalizations

Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 58 new COVID-19 cases — making 295 so far this week — and seven new hospitalizations today. Today’s cases — which were confirmed after laboratories processed 531 samples with a test-positivity rate of 10.9 percent — came after a brutal August, which saw more than 2,000 new cases locally, eclipsing the […]

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Public Health Confirms Six New COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitalizations Hit Record High

Six more Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while announcing three hospitalizations. “Each life lost to COVID-19 is a member of our community, someone’s family member, neighbor and friend,” said Public Health Director Sofia Pereira in a press release. “We grieve these losses for those who knew and loved them […]

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