Public Health reported today that the countywide COVID-19 case count has surpassed 600 as this week’s case spike continued, with six new cases confirmed today, making 34 this week. That’s the most cases reported locally in a single week since the 35 reported the week ending Sept. 18. Nine cases were reported last week, and […]
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County Jail Transfers 30 Inmates to Prison with COVID-19 Restrictions Eased
Thirty Humboldt County jail inmates sentenced to prison terms during the COVID-19 pandemic, some who had been waiting in limbo for months, have now been sent to state prisons, Sheriff William Honsal reported to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Honsal said the state prison system, which has been plagued by COVID-19 outbreaks and worked […]
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Public Health Confirms Two New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed two new COVID-19 cases today, making nine this week and a total of 571 to date. The county also reported that the state has clarified its guidance on political rallies and protests, making explicit that facial coverings are required at both. County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich said in a press […]
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County to Begin Reviewing Applications for Outdoor Live Performances
The state of California has released limited guidance that could allow live performances to resume in a limited capacity outdoors on the North Coast in the near future. The interim rules — which the state is expected to followed up with more thorough guidance soon — allow two types of live performances in counties in […]
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Public Health Confirms One New COVID-19 Case
Humboldt County confirmed one new COVID-19 case today, making 18 this week and a total case count of 562. Under California Department of Public Health data released Tuesday, Humboldt County remains in the yellow or minimal tier under the state’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” with a positivity rate of 0.5 percent and an adjusted […]
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County Confirms Two New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today and also that a previously reported case has been reassigned to another county, bringing Humboldt’s total case count to 561. The county also announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has updated its definition of “close contact” to a COVID-19 case, now […]
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Humboldt Marks 8 Months Since First COVID Case
Eight months after Humboldt had its first confirmed COVID-19 case, becoming the first rural county in the United States to do so, the case total stands at 560, with Public Health reporting two positive tests today. “We’ve all been living through this pandemic for quite a while, and that can take a toll,” County Health […]
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Public Health: No COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Today
For the first time in nearly a month, Humboldt County Public Health reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases today, leaving the county’s total at 544. Today’s confirmed report comes after laboratories processed 223 samples, with a positivity rate of 0 percent. In a press release, Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich said that while residents […]
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Yellow with a Chance of Orange
When the state announced Oct. 6 that Humboldt County was going to be upgraded in California’s tiered COVID-19 risk assessment, it was cause for celebration in many circles. After all, the news means shopping centers can re-open common areas and restaurants can increase dine-in capacity to 50 percent, while movie theaters and gyms could similarly […]
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County Confirms One New COVID-19 Case, State Releases Social Gathering Guidelines
Public Health reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case again today, bringing the county’s total to 529. The county also revamped its risk assessment tool to better align with the state’s tiered system, which earlier this week upgraded Humboldt County to “minimal” risk due to the county being the only one in California to meet a new […]
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Humboldt Begins Health Officer Hiring Process
Humboldt County has officially begun the process of finding its next health officer, having posted the job opening and set dates for candidate interviews next month. Health Officer Teresa Frankovich, who stepped into the then part-time position in January before the COVID-19 pandemic morphed it into one of the most high-profile, important and intensive jobs […]
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Traveling out of Humboldt? There are New Guidelines for That.
County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich has updated guidelines for Humboldt residents who leave town, which emphasize limiting non-essential travel to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the region. “Movement of individuals between households and geographic areas is still a significant driver of disease transmission,” Frankovich wrote in the updated guidelines. “This is particularly true for […]