Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed five new COVID-19 cases, bringing the countywide total to 325. Today’s report includes results from the Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory and all other labs reported into the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange or CalREDIE, including some initial HSU samples. HSU reopened this weekend and began their move-in process for […]
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Public Health Confirms 11 new COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 11 new COVID-19 cases today, reporting results from samples tested since Friday. Today’s tally comes on the heels of 27 new cases reported last week and brings this month’s tally to 87 after the county saw 100 cases confirmed last month. To date, the county has recorded 320 cases, which […]
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HSU Moves to Re-open After Health Officer Warns it is Unsafe; Students Set to Arrive on Campus Tomorrow
Asked about Humboldt State University’s plans to return students to on-campus housing beginning this weekend, moving toward a limited re-opening of in-person instruction Sept. 8, county Health Officer Teresa Frankovich seemed to strike a diplomatic tone during an unscheduled media availability this afternoon. “Obviously, HSU is a really integral part of our community and we […]
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Public Health Confirms Six New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed six new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to date to 299. Today’s tally makes 66 cases recorded locally so far this month and continues a spike that saw a total of 100 new cases confirmed in July after just 32 in June. Two new hospitalizations were reported Monday, […]
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Public Health Confirms Seven New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed another seven new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to date to 293. Today’s tally makes 60 cases recorded locally so far this month and continues a spike that saw a total of 100 new cases confirmed in July after just 32 in June. Two new hospitalizations were reported […]
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Seven New COVID-19 Cases Since Friday
Public Health reported seven confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing Humboldt County’s total to date to 286 after three previously recorded results from an outside lab were later found to be false positives and removed from the region’s count. “We are committed to reporting data accurately and want our community to have confidence that case counts are […]
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Humboldt Halfway to July’s Grim COVID-19 Milestone in 1 Week
Public Health reported two confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing Humboldt County’s total to date to 282. So far in August, Humboldt County has seen 49 new confirmed infections — already half of July’s record-breaking 100 — with two back-to-back days of grim milestones this week: 10 cases on Wednesday followed by 25 on Thursday. “We’ve […]
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Humboldt Covid-19 Cases Hit Single Day High
Public health reported 10 additional COVID-19 cases today, the largest single day count to date, bringing the county’s total to 255. “We’re no longer returning to periods with zero case counts as we did in the past. This indicates that there’s still more work to do to ensure that people understand the increasing risk of […]
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Humboldt COVID-19 Cases Surge Again
Public health reported nine additional COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to 245. Of those, 126 people contracted the virus through contact with another known case, 67 acquired it through out-of-area travel and 34 were a result of community transmission. Eighteen cases remain under investigation, according to a news release. No new hospitalizations were […]
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Public Health Reports 3 New COVID-19 Cases
After a record-breaking 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases in July alone, public health reported three additional ones today, bringing the county’s total to 236. A news release on the latest numbers notes that while there are a wide range of symptoms — from cough and headache to muscle aches and chest pain — about one in […]
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Temporary COVID-19 Testing Site Coming to Arcata
A temporary mobile COVID-19 testing site is coming to the Arcata Community on Aug. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., just after Humboldt County hit a grim milestone in July, reaching 100 confirmed cases, the highest of any month to date. To make an appointment in Arcata, call 268-2503. Free testing for those without […]
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Public Health Confirms Three new COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases today, making 26 so far this week and 98 for the month, as the local spike in caseloads continues. Two of the new cases are linked to a known confirmed case, while the third is one of 14 cases that remain under investigation. In a press […]