Public Health reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case today, bringing the county’s total to 534, and an additional hospitalization. Under state data released today, Humboldt remains in the “minimum” risk tier with a test positivity rate of 0.7 percent and an adjusted case rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people, an improvement from last week’s 1.5 […]
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Humboldt Goes ‘Minimal’ but Ranking Could Be Fleeting
Humboldt County was the only one in California to meet the state’s newly applied “equity metric,” which is meant to ensure certain communities are not disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. That, according to county Health Officer Teresa Frankovich, is what prompted the state to move Humboldt into the “minimal” COVID risk category under California’s four-tiered system […]