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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Governor: Stay-at-home Order Likely to Hit Humboldt in Coming Days
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today a new stay-at-home order that will go into effect based on regional intensive care unit hospital capacity, saying he expects it to go into effect throughout Northern California — including Humboldt County — in the coming days. Describing the order as an “emergency brake” designed to flatten the curve […]
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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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Newsom Issues Limited Stay-at-Home Order for Purple Tier Counties
Starting Saturday, residents of counties in the state’s purple — or “widespread” COVID-19 risk tier — will be under a limited stay-at-home order issued by Newsom that prohibits “non-essential work, movement and gatherings” between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The order remains in effect until Dec. 21 at 5 a.m. About 94 percent of California […]
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Modified Shelter-in-Place Order Allows Bicycle Shops, Some Social Services to Resume
Humboldt County’s Joint Information Center sent out a press release this afternoon clarifying how Gov. Gavin Newsom’s modified stay-at-home order changes things here in Humboldt. (Spoiler alert: not much.) The modified order allows some real estate work to resume, bicycle shops to re-open and faith based social services to resume, all as “essential” activities. It […]