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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J & J Vaccine Encounters Glitch as State Expands Eligibility
Gov. Gavin Newsom said today that California will still receive safe shipments of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after a nationwide batch was discarded because of a manufacturing problem. The news couldn’t have come at a worse time as California dramatically expands vaccine eligibility to people 50 and older starting today. All Californians 16 and older […]
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Saturday Morning Shots
The vaccine clinic starts at 9 a.m. By 8:45 a.m. the lines stretch from the breezeway of Pacific Union School’s main building in Arcata all the way through the parking lot, then the adjacent parking lot, to Janes Road. A young woman with blonde hair stands just inside the school’s fence, her arms crossed against […]
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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 […]
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Public Health Confirms 13 New COVID-19 Cases, Clarifies Youth Sports Spectator Guidelines
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 13 new COVID-19 cases today after laboratories processed 364 samples with a test-positivity rate of 3.6 percent, bringing the county’s cumulative case count to 3,419. The county also reported that the state has updated its youth sport guidance to offer more clarity about spectators, with Health Officer Ian Hoffman saying […]
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Public Health Confirms 15 New COVID-19 Cases, Reports 5K Vaccine Doses Coming
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 15 new COVID-19 cases today, making 61 this week and bringing the county’s cumulative total to 3,406. Today’s cases were reported after labs processed 262 samples with a test positivity rate of 5.7 percent. On the vaccine front, the county also reported today that the state has allocated it 5,210 […]
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County Records 35th COVID-19 Death
A 35th Humboldt County resident — a person in their 70s — has died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today. The Joint Information Center also reported that Public Health has confirmed 11 new COVID-19 cases after labs processed 217 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5 percent. The county also updated its vaccine numbers today, […]
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HumCo Remains in Red Tier, Confirms 14 New COVID-19 Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 14 new COVID-19 cases today — making 35 so far this week – after labs processed 127 samples with a test-positivity rate of 10.2 percent. The county also announced today that it has sworn in 23 new disaster health care volunteers — making 156 to date — to help with […]