Humboldt County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases again today for the third consecutive day, bringing the county’s total to 518. Humboldt County remains in the “moderate” category under the state’s four-tiered system, with a test positivity rate of 0.7 percent and 1.2 cases per 100,000 individuals, according to the state’s data, which was […]
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Public Health Confirms Three COVID-19 Cases, Reports No New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases again today, bringing the county’s total to 515. Humboldt County remains in the “moderate” category under the state’s four-tiered system, with a test positivity rate of 0.7 percent and 1.2 cases per 100,000 individuals, according to the state’s data, which was updated Sept. 29. The statewide […]
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County Confirms Three New COVID-19 Cases, Reports New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to 512. The county also reported one new hospitalization, bringing the to-date total to 32. Humboldt County remains in the “moderate” category under the state’s four-tiered system, with a test positivity rate of 0.7 percent and 1.2 cases per 100,000 individuals, […]
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Adults, Kids Asked to Play By the Rules as Playgrounds Reopen
Public playgrounds across the state are being allowed to reopen but with adults and children alike needing to use COVID-19 safety practices under guidelines released by the state. Those include anyone 2 or older wearing a mask and keeping a socially-responsible 6 feet of distance from folks who are from other households as well as […]
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Humboldt Surpasses 500 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed five new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s tally past 500 since the pandemic began. In a press release, Humboldt County Deputy Health Officer Josh Ennis reminded residents that the potential for exponential virus growth remains the biggest concern. “What we know is that COVID-19 is going to be here for […]
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Public Health: Three New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Since Friday
Humboldt County Public Health reported this afternoon that it has confirmed three new COVID-19 cases since Friday, continuing a lull in cases that began in the middle of last week. The county has seen just six new cases confirmed over the past six days after having averaged six new cases per day over the first […]
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Public Health: No New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Today
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed no new COVID-19 cases today for just the second time since July 13, leaving the county’s case tally at 482, including 94 so far this month. Humboldt County remains in the “moderate” category under the state’s new four-tiered system, but health officials have warned that the region is on the […]
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Just One New COVID-19 Case Confirmed Today
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed just one new COVID-19 case today, making 94 so far this month and 36 this week. The current countywide case total stands at 482 and Humboldt remains in the “moderate” category under the state’s new four-tiered system, but health officials have warned that the region is on the verge of […]
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Public Health Confirms Six New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed another six COVID-19 cases, making 33 so far this week and 91 to date in September. The county also reported a new hospitalization. The report comes a day after the county announced another COVID-19 death — the county’s sixth to date — and another hospitalization. With wildfires continuing to […]
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Public Health Reports Another COVID-19 Death, 26 New Cases
Humboldt County has recorded another COVID-19 related death, Public Health announced this afternoon in a grim report that also included a new hospitalization and 26 additional cases confirmed since Friday, which seems to push the county past a state threshold and into another tier of restrictions. The death — which the Joint Information Center said […]
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NCJ Preview: What’s Next for Public Health and the Fragile Economics of Dine-in
Why is Humboldt’s Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich resigning and what does it mean for the future of the county’s COVID-19 response? We’ll get into that and whether dine-in service is enough to save local restaurants. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on local stories and catch us on Access Humboldt and KZZH.
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22 COVID Cases from SoHum Gathering
A large gathering in Southern Humboldt is responsible for at least 22 COVID-19 cases and more are expected, according to the county. About 50 people reportedly got together about two and a half weeks ago, including different households and people from out of the area. County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich emphasized this was an example […]