Humboldt County Public Health confirmed five new COVID-19 cases today after laboratories processed 110 samples with a test-positivity rate of 4.5 percent. No new hospitalizations were reported today but, according to a state database, eight people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including three under intensive care. Public Health reported yesterday that local health officials see “strong […]
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Public Health Confirms 15 New COVID-19 Cases, Urges Youth to Get Vaccine
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 15 new COVID-19 cases today, as well as one new hospitalization of a local resident in their 40s. Today’s case results came after laboratories processed 263 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5.7 percent. According to a state database, six people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including three under […]
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Public Health Confirms Seven New Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed seven new COVID-19 cases today, as well as a new hospitalization. Today’s case results came after laboratories processed 30 samples with a test-positivity rate of 23.4 percent. According to a state database, seven people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including two under intensive care. All of the Public Health […]
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Public Health Confirms Seven New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health reported seven new COVID-19 cases today, making 66 this week, and one new hospitalization. The cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 238 samples with a test-positivity rate of 2.9 percent. According to a state database, five people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including three under intensive care. Tuesday, the county […]
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Four New COVID-19 Cases, Two New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health reported four new COVID-19 cases today and two new hospitalizations. The cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 167 samples with a test-positivity rate of 2.4 percent. According to a state database, five people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including two under intensive care. The county also reported that the state […]
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Public Health Reports 17 New COVID-19 Cases, Almost Half of Eligible Residents Now Fully Vaccinated
Humboldt County Public Health reported 17 new COVID-19 cases today after laboratories processed 293 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5.8 percent. According to a state database, six people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including one under intensive care. Yesterday, the county Joint Information Center noted that of those who have fallen critically ill […]
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Public Health Confirms Nine New COVID-19 Cases, County Stays in Orange Tier
Humboldt County Public Health reported nine new COVID-19 cases today, as well as two new hospitalizations. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 192 people have been hospitalized and 46 local residents have died,” a press release states. “None of them were vaccinated.” Today’s cases were reported after laboratories processed 162 samples with […]
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HumCo Records 46th COVID Death, 29 New Cases Since Friday
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed the county’s 46th COVID-19-related death today and 29 new cases since Friday. The resident who died was in their 50s. Public Health also reported that a positive COVID-19 case was removed from the local case count after it was determined to be from another jurisdiction and removed a previously reported hospitalization […]
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HumCo Records 45th COVID Death, 17 New Cases.
For the second consecutive day, Public Health has reported that a Humboldt County resident has died with COVID-19, making 45 to date through the pandemic. The resident was in their 60s, Public Health reported, while also confirming 17 new cases of the virus were confirmed after laboratories processed 269 samples with a test-positivity rate of […]
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HumCo Records 44th COVID-related Death, 14 New Cases
Humboldt County has recorded its 44th COVID-19 related death, Public Health confirmed today, while also reporting 14 new cases of the virus and one new hospitalization. The the local resident who died was in their 70s, according to Public Health. Today’s cases were reported after laboratories processed 185 samples with a test-positivity rate of 7.6 percent. […]
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County Reports Hundreds of Open Vaccination Appointments, Confirms Two New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed two new COVID-19 cases today after laboratories processed 65 samples with a test-positivity rate of 3 percent. No new hospitalizations were reported. The county also announced hundreds of vaccine appointments remain open and it will be holding clinics from 2 to 6 p.m. today at College of the Redwoods, from […]
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Public Health Confirms 38 New COVID-19 Cases, Four New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 38 new COVID-19 cases since its last report Friday, bringing the county’s cumulative case count to 4,232. Four new hospitalizations were also reported. Today’s cases were reported after laboratories processed 461 samples with a test-positivity rate of 8.2 percent and come after the state announced […]