Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed five new COVID-19 cases, bringing the countywide total to 325. Today’s report includes results from the Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory and all other labs reported into the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange or CalREDIE, including some initial HSU samples. HSU reopened this weekend and began their move-in process for […]
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Public Health Confirms 11 new COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 11 new COVID-19 cases today, reporting results from samples tested since Friday. Today’s tally comes on the heels of 27 new cases reported last week and brings this month’s tally to 87 after the county saw 100 cases confirmed last month. To date, the county has recorded 320 cases, which […]
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HSU Moves to Re-open After Health Officer Warns it is Unsafe; Students Set to Arrive on Campus Tomorrow
Asked about Humboldt State University’s plans to return students to on-campus housing beginning this weekend, moving toward a limited re-opening of in-person instruction Sept. 8, county Health Officer Teresa Frankovich seemed to strike a diplomatic tone during an unscheduled media availability this afternoon. “Obviously, HSU is a really integral part of our community and we […]
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Public Health Announces Seven New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health announces seven new COVID-19 cases, bringing the county’s total to 309. Public Health also reported one more COVID-19 related hospitalization, making three this week and a total of 20 for the county. In today’s release, Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich emphasized the need for all county residents, businesses and organizations […]
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Public Health Confirms Six New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed six new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to date to 299. Today’s tally makes 66 cases recorded locally so far this month and continues a spike that saw a total of 100 new cases confirmed in July after just 32 in June. Two new hospitalizations were reported Monday, […]
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Public Health Confirms Seven New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed another seven new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to date to 293. Today’s tally makes 60 cases recorded locally so far this month and continues a spike that saw a total of 100 new cases confirmed in July after just 32 in June. Two new hospitalizations were reported […]
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Humboldt Halfway to July’s Grim COVID-19 Milestone in 1 Week
Public Health reported two confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing Humboldt County’s total to date to 282. So far in August, Humboldt County has seen 49 new confirmed infections — already half of July’s record-breaking 100 — with two back-to-back days of grim milestones this week: 10 cases on Wednesday followed by 25 on Thursday. “We’ve […]
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25 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Eclipse Yesterday’s Record
Only yesterday 10 new COVID-19 cases confirmed by Public Health was an unsettling single-day record. But today’s reported positive test more than double that with 25, bringing Humboldt County’s total to date to 280. Still in the first week of the month, August has yielded 47 new confirmed infections. In a release, County Public Health […]
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Public Health Reports 2 New COVID-19 Cases Bringing July’s Total to 100
Public health reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to 233, with 100 of those in July alone. “The good news is that we are in a good position to substantially slow transmission of this virus in our community by avoiding contact with those who aren’t a part of our household […]
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Column Quotes HumCo Nurse Tying Fatal COVID-19 Cases to Meth Dealer who Refused to Isolate
The strain of COVID-19 infection that ultimately killed four residents at Alder Bay Assisted Living reportedly started with a methamphetamine dealer who dismissed public health’s advice and refused to isolate himself, Humboldt County Public Health Nurse Erica Dykehouse reportedly told famed author Michael Lewis, who was penning a column for Bloomberg. Lewis’ column, “Confessions of […]
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County COVID-19 Testing Capacity to Increase Threefold
The Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory’s COVID-19 testing capacity will increase threefold due to new testing equipment obtained by the lab through state and federal grant funding. “Adding this new COVID-19 test and automated extraction platform is a game-changer for our county. Not only will we triple our local testing capacity, but we will maintain […]
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County Sets Grim Record with 12 new COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Today
Humboldt County set a single-day record with a dozen new confirmed COVID-19 cases announced by Public Health, continuing a spike that has now seen 84 cases confirmed this month. The county’s previous single-day high for confirmed cases was nine, reached twice, first April 2 then again June 24. Since the county started announcing daily test […]