Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases today, making 32 this week — the lowest weekly case tally since October — while also reporting that the county is slated to receive more than 11,000 vaccine doses next week, by far the largest weekly allocation to date. Today’s cases were reported after laboratories processed […]
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Five New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed, County Still Has Open Vaccination Appointments
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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HumCo Passes 66K Vaccine Doses Administered, Confirms Seven New COVID-19 Cases
Nearly a quarter of all Humboldt County residents age 16 and older have now been fully vaccinated, Public Health reported today. The county reported that more than 66,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered locally, with 26,085 residents now fully vaccinated and 32 percent of the population having received at least one dose of […]
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Orange Tier Means Some Restrictions Lifted, Modifications
Humboldt County’s move to the state’s “moderate” or orange COVID-19 risk tier yesterday — coupled with new state guidelines on events and performances — means things will be opening up here on the North Coast. Crabs fans may be excited to learn that outdoor sporting and other seated spectator events are now allowed. In the […]
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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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Public Health: 20% of HumCo Residents 16 and Older Now Fully Vaccinated
Public Health reported today that 57,326 COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered in Humboldt County, with 22,365 residents — almost 20 percent of the local population over the age of 16 — now fully vaccinated. Nearly 60 percent of county residents over the age of 75 are fully vaccinated, the county reported today as […]
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J & J Vaccine Encounters Glitch as State Expands Eligibility
Gov. Gavin Newsom said today that California will still receive safe shipments of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after a nationwide batch was discarded because of a manufacturing problem. The news couldn’t have come at a worse time as California dramatically expands vaccine eligibility to people 50 and older starting today. All Californians 16 and older […]
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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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Public Health Confirms 36th Local COVID Death
A 36th Humboldt County resident has died with COVID-19, Public Health reported today. The county’s 36th COVID death was of a resident in their 80s, Public Health announced in a press release, while also confirming 26 new cases of the virus locally. The new cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 632 samples with a test-positivity […]
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County COVID Response Costs Exceeds $11 Million
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began a little more than a year ago, Humboldt County’s response, from ramping up testing capacity to the now expanding vaccination efforts, has reached $11.7 million. According to a county’s press release, “the state and federal governments have already allocated or committed to future allocations totaling just over $14 million for […]