It’s been a common refrain, one that’s morphed into an intense chorus in recent weeks as county officials ponder the possibility of easing shelter-in-place restrictions in an effort to get people back to work. “It’s really important we have robust testing in place so we know what’s happening in the community and we can test, […]
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Public Health Confirms 54th Positive COVID-19 Case
For the second time in the past week, Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed another new COVID-19 case, bringing the countywide tally to 54. Today’s results come after Public Health processed another 62 samples and corporate labs reported results from another 11, bringing the day’s total to 73. Of the 54 cases Humboldt County has […]
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Public Health: No New COVID Cases as County Increases Testing Capacity
Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon it has confirmed no new COVID-19 cases after 58 additional tests, leaving the countywide case count at 53, with 52 of those people having recovered. Just three local samples have tested positive since April 7, with the most recent coming Friday. With today’s results, the county has now […]
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Public Health: No New COVID-19 Cases, 1.5% of Local Population Tested
Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon no new COVID-19 cases after 36 additional tests, leaving the countywide case count at 53, with 52 of those people having recovered. Just three local samples have tested positive since April 7, with the most recent coming Friday. With today’s results, the county has now seen more than […]
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Public Health: No New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health announced no new positive COVID-19 cases after processing 80 more local samples, though the county has seen another resident hospitalized due to the disease. The announcement comes after the county confirmed its 53rd case yesterday, breaking an eight-day streak of new no cases and marking just the third local sample to […]
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Public Health Confirms First Local COVID-19 Case in Eight Days
For the first time in more than a week, Humboldt County has a new COVID-19 case. Public Health announced this afternoon that the county has confirmed its 53rd case, breaking a streak of eight days without a new case. This is the just the third local sample that has returned positive since April 7. The […]
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Time to Mask Up, Humboldt
At one minute past midnight today, facial coverings became the law of land in Humboldt County under an order announced Tuesday by county Health Officer Teresa Frankovich. The ideal is simply: By wearing a mask you help protect others from a possible transmission of COVID-19 and when other people wear facial coverings, they help protect […]
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Local COVID Models Forecast Dozens of Deaths, More Than 100 Hospitalizations
Local models used by Public Health to predict the spread of COVID-19 project that if Humboldt County keeps all current social distancing orders in place, it could still see 28 deaths by December, at which point there could be 145 hospitalizations, with 64 people under intensive care and 38 using ventilators. That’s one of two […]
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Public Health: Streak of No New COVID Cases Continues
Humboldt County Public Health again announced no new positive tests today, leaving the county’s COVID-19 tally at 52 for the eighth day in a row. The announcement comes after the county recorded one positive case each on April 14 and April 15, the sole new cases locally since April 7, and two days after county officials […]
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Public Health: No New Cases for Seventh Straight Day
Humboldt County Public Health again announced no new positive tests today, leaving the county’s COVID-19 tally at 52 for the seventh day in a row. The announcement comes after the county recorded one positive case each on April 14 and April 15, the sole new cases locally since April 7, and a day after county officials […]
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Public Health: HumCo Still at 52 COVID Cases, Only Two Positives in Past Two Weeks
Humboldt County Public Health again announced no new positive tests today, leaving the county’s COVID-19 tally at 52 for the sixth day in a row. The announcement comes after the county recorded one positive case each on April 14 and April 15, the sole new cases locally since April 7, and on the same day county […]
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Sheriff Calls on Government, Essential Businesses to ‘Open Up’ as Public Health Announces Mandatory Mask Order
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal announced today that the sheriff’s main office in Eureka will re-open to public access Friday, so people can come in to obtain copies of police reports, get Live Scan fingerprints and access other services. “Government needs to open up,” Honsal said in a video that was released this afternoon answering reporters’ […]