Humboldt County expects to move into the next phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution next week, opening the door to anyone age 75 or older to get immunized. During a press conference this afternoon, Health Officer Ian Hoffman said that while state and federal guidelines have changed to include anyone over the age of 65 into […]
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Public Health Confirms 33 New COVID-19 Cases, Urges Cooperation with Contact Investigations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 33 new COVID-19 cases today and issued a plea to local residents who test positive for the virus to cooperate with county contact tracing investigators. “If you test positive, Public Health is here to offer support in keeping you and your loved ones safe,” Health Officer Ian Hoffman said in […]
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HumCo Confirms 2,000th COVID-19 Case
Humboldt County crossed the threshold of 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases today with public health announcing 34 new cases, making a record 270 this week. While it took Humboldt County 290 days to confirm its first 1,000 COVID-19 cases, the next 1,000 have come in just 35 amid a local, statewide and national surge officials say […]
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Bracing for Purple
On Nov. 30, Humboldt County Public Health reported that it had confirmed 47 new cases, bringing the county’s cumulative tally nine months into the pandemic to 898 cases and capping the record-setting month with 327 new cases confirmed. Conditions, officials warned, were worsening. In the 36 days between Nov. 30 and Jan. 5, when this […]
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Public Health Confirms 53 New COVID-19 Cases and Two Deaths
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 53 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths today, both residents of Granada Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Public Health Officer Ian Hoffman is urging residents to avoid gatherings for New Year’s Eve as the county has seen the impacts of Thanksgiving get-togethers and has yet to see the impact […]
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County’s 18th COVID-19 Related Death, 45 New Positive Cases Confirmed
Humboldt County Public Health announced today that it has confirmed 45 new COVID-19 cases since Wednesday, bringing the week’s total to 197. It also reported one death, that of a resident of Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center who was in their 90s. Last week saw 156 cases, which seemed like a brief respite from the […]
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Approximately 1,100 HumCo Healthcare Workers to be Vaccinated by Day’s End
The Joint Information Center announced this afternoon that all 975 initial doses in the first batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Humboldt County received last week will have been administered by day’s end. Distribution of the next batch of vaccines, meanwhile, has began as well. The vaccine is currently being allocated under the very first phase […]
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Public Health Reports 113 New COVID-19 Infections, Another Death, as HumCo Confirms 1,500th Case
While it took nearly 290 days for Humboldt County to record its first 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the next 500 have come over the span of just 18 days. Humboldt County Public Health announced today that it has confirmed 113 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, setting a new single-day reporting record, while also confirming another […]
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Public Health Confirms 13 New COVID-19 Cases as Regional ICU Capacity Continues to Dip
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 13 new COVID-19 cases today, the lowest daily tally in a month, and for the first time in five days reported no COVID-related deaths. The county confirmed 156 new cases this week, bringing December’s tally to 490, which already far surpasses November’s then record total of 327 as a local, […]
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County Records 15th COVID Death with Six Residents Currently Hospitalized
For the fourth consecutive day, Humboldt County Public Health today reported the COVID-19 related death of a Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center resident, the sixth in a little more than a week. Public Health also reported today that it has confirmed 17 new COVID-19 cases, making 143 since Monday on the heels of a string […]
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County Confirms Two More COVID Deaths
Public Health reports two more Humboldt residents have died — marking three deaths in less than one week — and 64 new COVID-19 cases have been reported since Friday, as local cases continue to surge. One of those who died was in their 70s and the other was in their 90s. Both were residents of […]
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County Confirms 36 New COVID-19 Cases, Topping 200 in a Week for First Time
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 36 new COVID-19 cases today, capping another record week that saw 217 new cases, far outpacing last week’s record of 163 as local case counts continue to spike dramatically. The announcement comes after Public Health reported the county’s 10th COVID-19 related death Wednesday amid a case spike that has now […]