Humboldt County has lost five more residents to COVID-19, Public Health reported today, adding that it has confirmed 10 new hospitalizations and 118 new cases since Friday. The five deaths — including those of three residents in their 50s — come on the heels of six reported Friday and make 23 so far this month, […]
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Public Health Confirms Six New COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitalizations Hit Record High
Six more Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while announcing three hospitalizations. “Each life lost to COVID-19 is a member of our community, someone’s family member, neighbor and friend,” said Public Health Director Sofia Pereira in a press release. “We grieve these losses for those who knew and loved them […]
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Public Health Reports 114 New Cases, ‘Vast Majority’ Hospitalizations Unvaccinated
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 114 new COVID-19 cases today — making 428 so far this week — as well as three new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — confirmed after laboratories processed 400 samples with a test-positivity rate of 28.5 percent — make 1,748 so far this month, to go with 73 hospitalizations and 12 deaths […]
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HumCo Records Three More COVID Deaths, Including First of Fully Vaccinated Person
Three more Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, including one in their 20s and the county’s first fatality in a “breakthrough” case in a fully vaccinated individual in their 70s, Public Health reported today. “As with any vaccine, breakthrough cases do occur. Most are mild,” Health Officer Ian Hoffman said in a press release, […]
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Public Health Confirms 114 New COVID Cases, Two New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 114 new cases today — making 216 so far this week — while reporting two new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which confirmed after laboratories processed 677 samples with a test-positivity rate of 16.8 percent — come after the county confirmed 362 new cases last week amid an ongoing surge fueled […]
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HumCo Reports Another COVID Death, 102 New Cases as Pfizer Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval
A 62nd Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while announcing it had confirmed 102 new cases of the virus and four new hospitalizations since Friday. News of Humboldt County’s 62 COVID death — this one of someone in their 60s — comes just hours after the Food and Drug Administration […]
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Arcata City Council Appoints New Member
The Arcata City Council selected Meredith Matthews to serve the remainder of former Mayor Sofia Pereira’s term last night following a candidate forum. Matthews, an administrative specialist with the Redwood Coast Energy Authority who sits on the Arcata Chamber of Commerce board and previously served on the city’s Economic Development Committee, was one of seven city […]
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County Recommends Masking in All Indoor Public Spaces
Humboldt County Public Health is recommending that everyone once again mask in public, indoor spaces amid a rise in spread of the Delta variant. Humboldt now joins 25 other California counties in making the recommendation, while Los Angeles County has gone a step further and re-imposed its mask mandate as it faces renewed concerns about […]
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Hoffman Warns Delta Variant is Infecting the Fully Vaccinated
Humboldt County Health Officer Ian Hoffman said during a press conference yesterday the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant is circulating in Humboldt County, warning there’s growing evidence it can spread among fully vaccinated individuals. Indications that the variant can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people is reason for pause, Hoffman said, as data indicated previous […]
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Humboldt County Officials Talk Reopening and Mobile Vaccine Clinics
Yesterday, Humboldt County Public Health held a press conference with Health Officer Ian Hoffman, Emergency Operations Center Operations Chief Sofia Pereira, Humboldt State University Director of Risk Management and Safety Services Cris Koczera and Joint Information Center spokesperson Meriah Miracle to update the public on the county COVID-19 response and answer reporters’ questions. Here are […]
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Arcata Vacation Rental Regulations, Cap Move Forward
The Arcata City Council moved forward in a 3-1 vote, with Mayor Sofia Pereira recused, a municipal code amendment last night that will establish regulations for short-term rentals and cap their number at 100, with some exceptions. Councilmembers Brett Watson, Stacy Atkins-Salazar and Emily Goldstein voted in favor and Sarah Schaefer against. Several councilmembers, in […]
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Election Night Final Report: Arcata Incumbents Ahead, McKinley Statue Measure Continues Downward Slide
ELECTION NIGHT FINAL UPDATE: Incumbents Sofia Pereira and Brett Watson maintain their leads to continue serving on the Arcata City Council over challenger Valerie Rose-Campbell, taking 43.58 percent and 36.14 percent of the vote, respectively, in the three-person race. Meanwhile, the ballot bid to keep the statue of President William McKinley on the plaza continues its […]