Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases and two new hospitalizations today. Meanwhile, Public Health reported that the first known case of the new Omicron variant was confirmed in the United States today in San Francisco. While there re not yet any known cases in Humboldt County, health officials are asking doctors to […]
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Another COVID-19 Death, 21 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon that another local resident has died of COVID-19, while also confirming 21 new cases of the virus and one new hospitalization. The resident who died was reportedly in their 50s, while the new hospitalizations were of residents in their 40s and 80s, according to Public Health. Today’s cases […]
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HumCo Passes 10K COVID-19 Cases; Another Death Reported
Another Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, according to Public Health, which also reported this afternoon that it had confirmed 116 new cases of the virus with three new hospitalizations since its last report Wednesday. The cases reported today push the county’s cumulative case count past 10,000 since the pandemic’s start. The resident who […]
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93 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Since Friday
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 93 new COVID-19 cases today, with no new hospitalizations or deaths reported. Today’s cases — which come on the heels of 183 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 519 samples with a test-positivity rate of 17.9 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent in July — the highest for […]
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Public Health Confirms 39 New COVID-19 Cases, Health Officer’s Return Expected Next Week
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 39 new COVID-19 cases today — making 183 this week — with no new hospitalizations reported. Today’s cases — which come on the heels of 204 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 349 samples with a test-positivity rate of 11.2 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 […]
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Public Health Reports 28 New COVID-19 Cases, Changes in Youth Sports Mask Guidelines
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases today — making 144 so far this week. In a short video released earlier today discussing changes to masking guidelines for youth sports, Public Health Director Sofia Pereira mentioned that Health Officer Ian Hoffman is currently out on “family leave” but offered no additional details. The […]
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Public Health Confirms 24 New COVID-19 Cases, New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 24 new COVID-19 cases today — making 116 so far this week — along with one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which come on the heels of 204 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 133 samples with a test-positivity rate of 18 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate […]
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Public Health Confirms 32 New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 32 new COVID-19 cases today, along with one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which make 92 so far this week and come on the heels of 204 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 102 samples with a test-positivity rate of 31.4 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of […]
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Public Health Confirms 60 New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 60 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, with one new hospitalization. Today’s cases — which come on the heels of 204 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 464 samples with a test-positivity rate of 12.9 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent […]
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45 New COVID Cases; Public Health to Offer Child Vaccination Clinics with Appointments Required
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 45 new cases today. Today’s cases — which make 204 so far this week on the heels of 118 confirmed last week — come after laboratories processed 312 samples. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent in July — the highest for any month since the pandemic began — […]
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Public Health Confirms 9 New COVID-19 Cases, Warns Humboldt Could Move Back into Purple Tier Next Week
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed nine new COVID-19 cases today and no new hospitalizations, bringing the county’s cumulative case tally to 3,219. Meanwhile, the county reported the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 locally has dropped to three — the lowest in weeks. Humboldt County confirmed 85 cases last week, making 458 for the month […]