Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 82 new COVID-19 cases today — making 237 so far this week — as Health Officer Ian Hoffman announced a new mandatory masking order will go into effect countywide at midnight Friday. Today’s cases — which come after 217 were confirmed last week, the highest weekly tally since the post-holiday […]
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HumCo Records 54th COVID Death, 31 New Cases as Surge Continues
Humboldt County has lost a 54th resident — a person in their 30s — to COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while confirming 31 new cases and three new hospitalizations. This afternoon’s report — which came after laboratories processed 208 samples with a test-positivity rate of 14.9 percent — came after Public Health reported this morning […]
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Public Health: 124 COVID Cases, Four Hospitalizations Confirmed Friday to Monday
After failing to get a new case count out yesterday due to spiking numbers and dipping staffing levels, Humboldt County Public Health reported this morning that it confirmed 124 new COVID-19 cases between Friday and Monday, with four new hospitalizations, including two people in their 40s. The new cases were reported after laboratories processed 1,263 […]
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Public Health Estimates More Than 90 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Since Friday
Humboldt County Public Health did not issue an exact case count today, citing short staffing and high number of positive cases over the weekend as reasons it won’t release a full case tally until tomorrow. Public Health estimates that more than 90 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday’s report, but said the county’s recent […]
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Public Health Confirms Record 69 New COVID-19 Cases, Four New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 69 new COVID-19 cases today — the county’s highest single-day count to date — while also reporting four new hospitalizations amid growing fears of the Delta variant’s spread. Today’s cases — making 217 this week, the highest weekly tally since the post-holiday surge in January — were reported after laboratories […]
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Public Health Confirms 35 New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 35 new COVID-19 cases today — making 148 so far this week — after laboratories processed 407 samples with a test-positivity rate of 8.6 percent. Last week, the county recorded 169 new cases, the highest weekly tally since the post-holiday surge in late January. No new hospitalizations were reported but, […]
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HumCo Confirms 21 New COVID Cases, Tops 5,000
Humboldt County’s COVID-19 case count has topped 5,000 cases as Public Health confirmed 21 new COVID cases today, bringing the countywide total to 5,010. Today’s positive cases come after laboratories processed 342 samples. According to a state database, 15 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including four under intensive care. Days after Humboldt County […]
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Public Health Confirms 18 New COVID Cases, One Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed 18 new COVID-19 cases and one new hospitalization of a person in their 60s, bringing the countywide total to 4,989. Today’s results come after laboratories processed 62 samples. According to a state database, 16 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including four under intensive care. In a press […]
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Public Health Confirms 74 New COVID-19 Cases Since Friday, Three New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 74 new COVID-19 cases and three new hospitalizations since Friday. Today’s cases — which follow 169 confirmed last week and 84 confirmed the week before — come after laboratories processed 764 samples with a test-positivity rate of 9.7 percent. According to a state database, 15 […]
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Public Health Confirms 44 New COVID-19 Cases, Capping County’s Worst Week Since January
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 44 new COVID-19 cases today — making 169 for the week, the highest weekly tally since late January and a more than doubling of last week’s total of 84. It’s the highest single-day total since mid-May. One new hospitalization was also reported today and, according to a state database, 13 […]
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HumCo Confirms 29 New COVID-19 Cases as Test-Positivity Rate Continues Upward Trend
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 29 new COVID-19 cases today — making 125 so far this week. Today’s cases — which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity — were confirmed after laboratories processed 186 samples with a test positivity rate of 15.6 percent. Statewide, […]
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Hoffman Warns Delta Variant is Infecting the Fully Vaccinated
Humboldt County Health Officer Ian Hoffman said during a press conference yesterday the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant is circulating in Humboldt County, warning there’s growing evidence it can spread among fully vaccinated individuals. Indications that the variant can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people is reason for pause, Hoffman said, as data indicated previous […]