Humboldt County Public Health confirmed five new COVID-19 cases today, making a total of 17 for the week and bringing the countywide tally to 127. Public Health reports that it has traced four of today’s five positive cases back to contact with a known COVID-19 case, while the source of the fifth case remains under […]
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HumCo Resident Tests COVID-19 Positive in Trinity
Trinity County Public Health announced yesterday that a Humboldt County resident who’d been residing over the county line for the past two weeks has been confirmed to have COVID-19. “This individual has returned to Humboldt County and will be monitored by Humboldt County Public Health,” Trinity County announced in a press release, adding that it […]
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Public Health Confirms Nine New COVID-19 Cases, Matching Single Day High
Humboldt County Public Health announced today that it has confirmed nine new COVID-19 cases, the largest single-day case spike in more than two months. The nine new cases — which came after just 125 tests were processed today — make 12 confirmed so far this week, and 17 since June 12. Today’s case spike matches […]
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Public Health Confirms One New COVID Case
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed one new COVID-19 case, bringing the countywide total to 113. Today’s results make 6 new cases that have been confirmed within the past week. The report did not mention where the new case is believed to be contracted, however, 62 are believed to have contracted the virus from a known […]
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The Yurok Tribe Appoints Angie Brown as Public Health Officer
The Yurok Tribe has appointed Angie Brown as the COVID-19 Public Health Officer for its incident command team. “We are very grateful to have Ms. Brown on our team,” said the Chairman of the Yurok Tribe Joseph L. James in a release. “She is going to play a pivotal role during the next phase of […]
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Public Health Confirms Two New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed two new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the countywide total to 110. Today’s results make five new cases that have been confirmed locally this week, which follows a stretch that had seen just one new case over the past seven days. Nationally, 2.2 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, with 118,365 […]
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Humboldt’s COVID-19 Cases Stand at 108
No new COVID-19 cases were confirmed today, according to a news release from the county’s joint information center. The total number remains at 108, with no new hospitalizations or deaths reported. The latest results include 45 tests done by the Public Health Laboratory and 124 done at the OptumServe public testing site. Humboldt County Public […]
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NCJ Preview: Know Your Public Health Officer and Jamaican Home Cooking
We’re talking about Humboldt’s Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich, profiled in this week’s issue. New to her post but with a long resume behind her, colleagues say she’s weathering the controversies of masking and sheltering with grace. And Eureka welcomes Jerk Kitchen’s Dell Bryan and Joanne Kerr, who are bringing Jamaican cuisine to Humboldt. Hit […]
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Face Coverings Now Mandated in California
Starting today, everyone in California, ages 3 and older, is mandated to wear face coverings in “high risk” public situations indoors and outside, with limited exceptions that include health issues. The California Department of Public Health said in an announcement that the requirement is effective today. Facial coverings have been the law of the land […]
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‘Mission Fit’
The cards and short letters will show up from time to time at the Humboldt County Public Health Department addressed to Health Officer Teresa Frankovich. Inside, they have messages of thanks and support, sometimes offering expressions of gratitude for her personal sacrifice, sympathy for the pressure she’s under and support for the cautious approach she […]
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Public Health Confirms One New Local COVID-19 Case
Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon that it has confirmed another COVID-19 case locally, just the second since June 3, bringing the countywide tally to 107. The current lull comes on the heels of a streak that saw 49 new cases confirmed over the span of 25 days. Today’s case is believed to be […]
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Two Straight Days with No Confirmed New COVID-19 Cases
Public Health reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases today, leaving the county’s total at 105 for a second straight day. To date, 61 cases in Humboldt County were contact to a known case, 24 were travel acquired and 20 were through community transmission. No new deaths or hospitalizations were reported. The results include 79 tests […]