Humboldt County will continue to remain in the “substantial” or red COVID-19 risk tier for at least another week in what was apparently a close call. State data released at noon shows a local case positivity rate of 2.3 percent and 6.6 cases per 100,000 compared to the California average of a 2.8 percent positivity […]
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Humboldt County Still Seeing Red, Though Health Officer Warns Tier Status Likely to Change Next Week
Humboldt County remained in California’s red “substantial” COVID-19 risk tier when the stated updated its classifications today, allowing restaurants, movie theaters, places of worship and gyms to remain open for limited indoor operations. But in a report to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors this morning, Health Officer Ian Hoffman indicated he expects that designation […]
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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 […]
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WATCH: Newsom Likely to Announce Further COVID-19 Restrictions at Press Conference
With COVID-19 cases spiking throughout the state and country, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a press conference for 12:30 p.m. today at which he may announce a new stay-at-home order in the state. Newsom said during a press conference Monday that if rising infection rates continued, the state would have to take “much more […]
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Humboldt Bay Fire Enacts New Restrictions
Humboldt Bay Fire has enacted new restrictions in light of the county’s movement to the “Substantial” Red tier because of increasing COVID-19 cases. Effective immediately, Humboldt Bay Fire is temporarily suspending all non-essential contact with the public including hybrid CPR classes, smoke detector installations, fire extinguisher training, and other public education in addition to closing all stations […]
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UPDATED: Humboldt Moved to Red COVID-19 Tier, Bringing New Restrictions
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Joint Information Center issued a press release on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement this afternoon that Humboldt is being pushed into the state’s red COVID-19 risk tier, bringing a host of new restrictions. In the release, Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich said that, with Humboldt County’s current case […]
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Deputy Health Officer Warns County Seeing ‘Unprecedented Growth’ of COVID-19, Will Likely See Increased Restrictions
Just hours before Humboldt County announced it had confirmed the most COVID-19 cases in a single week since step pandemic began, Deputy Health Officer Josh Ennis sat down to answer questions from the media and issued a dire warning. The county is seeing “unprecedented growth” with the virus that, if it continues, threatens to overwhelm […]
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Frankovich: New State Guidelines Will Go Into Effect Locally Next Week
Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich is still reviewing a new state COVID-19 monitoring system, which places tiered restrictions on individual counties, and hopes to implement the new framework early next week. In a press release, Frankovich said the new system — which places Humboldt County in Tier 3, or “moderate” risk status — will […]
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Humboldt to Implement New Statewide COVID-19 Closures by Friday
New statewide restrictions ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom yesterday in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state will go into effect locally by Friday, according to county’s joint information center. All bars without permits to serve food will be closed while restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and […]
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Nearly 3 Years Later: Stagecoach Road is Back With Some Restrictions
After taking the long way home for nearly three years, residents living along Stagecoach Road north of Trinidad city limits can once again drive over the Mill Creek crossing after Humboldt County Public Works installed a single lane flatcar bridge. The section of road was closed in December of 2015, when record-breaking storms drenched the […]
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Ridding Toxic Killers
On Tuesday, California passed a regulation restricting retail sales of certain rat poisons, such as d-Con. Soon, only licensed, certified or county permitted application professionals will be able to use them. The restrictions don’t go into effect until July 1. But by Friday morning, at least one local retailer already was sweeping those products from its shelves. […]