Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 22 new COVID-19 cases and two new hospitalizations today. Public Health reported that the first known case of the new Omicron variant was confirmed in the United States yesterday in San Francisco. While there are not yet any known cases in Humboldt County, health officials are asking doctors to ask their patients […]
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Public Health Confirms 23 New COVID-19 Cases, Two New Hospitalizations
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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Public Health Confirms Two Hospitalizations and 10 New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases today, with two hospitalizations reported of a resident in their 50s and another in their 60s. Earlier today Public Health released a COVID-19 video update featuring Public Health Director Sofia Pereira who talked about the pending milestone of 10,000 local COVID-19 cases confirmed — which she said […]
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COVID Misinformation Plagues California’s Indigenous Speakers
Ismael Patia and his family arrived at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in downtown Fresno on a recent Saturday afternoon. His decision to get vaccinated had been a difficult one. But he finally was persuaded by an interpreter who talked to him in his native language, Mixteco, and eased his fears. “I’ve been hearing about people […]
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Hospitals Stretched as Humboldt’s COVID-19 Surge Continues
Humboldt County continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations fueled by the more contagious Delta variant, leading to “many critically ill” patients being flown out the area for treatment and the postponement of vital but non-emergency surgeries, according to an update from Health Officer Ian Hoffman. In his written report to the […]
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California First State to Require Teacher Vaccinations or COVID Tests
UPDATE: Gov. Gavin Newsom announces order requiring teachers to be vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19, making California the first state to do so. According to his office, the new policy goes into effect tomorrow and school are required to be in compliance by Oct. 15. “To give parents confidence that their children are safe […]
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Sutter Coast Hospital Opening Surge Tents, Postponing Surgeries as COVID19 Cases Climb
Del Norte County’s only hospital, Sutter Coast, is setting up “two surge tents” and has postponed non-emergency surgies amid a rapid increase in COVID-19 patients, according to a memo today from CEO Mitch Hanna, who urged those who are not yet vaccinated to do so. Last week, the hospital announced it had actived its surge […]
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Public Health Confirms 19 New COVID-19 Cases, Rural Health Officers Call for Vaccinations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 19 new COVID-19 cases today — making 84 this week — after laboratories processed 210 samples with a test-positivity rate of 9 percent. For the second consecutive day this week, no new hospitalizations were reported. According to a state database, six people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including two under […]
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39 COVID Cases Since Thursday, Six Hospitalizations
Public Health today reported 39 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since Thursday and six more people have been hospitalized, including two people in their 50s, one in their 60s, two in their 70s and one over the age of 80. Last week, two local residents, one in their 60s and one in their 70s, […]
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Humboldt Sees 19 New Confirmed Cases, 2 Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health reported 19 new COVID-19 cases today and two new hospitalizations, a resident in their 50s and another in their 60s. The cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 347 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5.5 percent. According to a state database, four people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including two […]