Nearly a quarter of all Humboldt County residents age 16 and older have now been fully vaccinated, Public Health reported today. The county reported that more than 66,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered locally, with 26,085 residents now fully vaccinated and 32 percent of the population having received at least one dose of […]
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Public Health Confirms 1 New Case, 1 New Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed just one new COVID-19 case today, while removing two others from the county’s cumulative count because they were from patients who reside outside the county, resulting in a net reduction of local cases. Today’s case was reported after laboratories processed 66 samples with a test-positivity rate of 1.5 percent, which […]
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Public Health Confirms Nine New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 9 new COVID-19 cases since Friday after laboratories processed 564 samples with a test-positivity rate of 1.6 percent. The new cases bring the county’s cumulative case count to 3,501. Friday, Public Health reported that the state would allocate 4,640 vaccine doses to the county this […]
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NCJ Preview: Inside a Vaccination Clinic and a Cooperative Approach to Breakfast
This week we’re talking about the Journal‘s new owner, the mass vaccination clinics put on by Mad River Community Hospital and the push to reach herd immunity in Humboldt County. Plus, we discuss a cooperative new breakfast venture in Arcata. For weekly updates on Humboldt stories, hit subscribe.
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HumCo to Receive 2K Fewer COVID Vaccine Doses Next Week
Despite thousands of local residents becoming newly eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine this week, Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the state will allocate 4,640 vaccine doses to the county next week — more than 2,200 fewer than were received this week. Public Health reports it will use 2,400 of those doses at […]
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Public Health: 20% of HumCo Residents 16 and Older Now Fully Vaccinated
Public Health reported today that 57,326 COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered in Humboldt County, with 22,365 residents — almost 20 percent of the local population over the age of 16 — now fully vaccinated. Nearly 60 percent of county residents over the age of 75 are fully vaccinated, the county reported today as […]
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HumCo Remains in Red Tier, Three New COVID-19 Cases Reported
Humboldt County Public Health reported three new COVID-19 cases today — making 29 so far this week — as well as a new hospitalization. The new cases came after laboratories processed 60 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5 percent, bringing the county’s cumulative count to 3,476. The state of California, meanwhile, updated its COVID-19 […]
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Public Health Confirms 36th Local COVID Death
A 36th Humboldt County resident has died with COVID-19, Public Health reported today. The county’s 36th COVID death was of a resident in their 80s, Public Health announced in a press release, while also confirming 26 new cases of the virus locally. The new cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 632 samples with a test-positivity […]
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Vaccine Allocations Tick Upward as Public Health Announces Nine New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it expects to receive nearly 7,000 COVID-19 vaccination doses from the state next week, representing a 25-percent increase from this week’s allocation. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that California will open up vaccination eligibility to all residents age 50 and older April 1, with those age 16 and […]
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Public Health Reports Six New COVID-19 Cases, One Hospitalization, as County Nears Vaccine Milestone
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed six new COVID-19 cases today and reported that nearly 50,000 vaccination doses had been administered locally as of Tuesday. Today’s cases were reported after laboratories processed 201 samples with a test-positivity rate of 3 percent. The county reported one new hospitalization. Public Health also reported yesterday that it and partners […]
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County Receives 1,600 Additional Vaccination Doses, Expands Weekly Clinics
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases today after processing 56 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5.4 percent. Public Health also announced that 10 previously reported cases have been removed from the county’s cumulative tally, as one was a false-positive, another was a duplicate and the other eight were determined to be […]
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County Records 36th COVID Death, 14 New Cases
Public Health reported today that a 36th Humboldt County resident has died with COVID-19 — a person in their 50s. The county also reported that laboratories have confirmed 14 new COVID-19 cases after processing 626 samples with a test-positivity rate of 2.2 percent. On the vaccine front, the county reported last week that it expects […]