Humboldt County surpassed 3,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases today when Public Health reported 33 new cases, bringing the county’s tally to 3,009. While it took the county 290 days to record its first 1,000 cases, the next 1,000 came in 35 days and the next in 34 days. And while the county reported no new COVID-19 […]
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County Reports Lowest Single-Day COVID Tally Since November
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed five new COVID-19 cases today — the lowest daily tally since Nov. 18 — though the county did announce two new hospitalizations, making four this week. The new cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 107 samples with a test-positivity rate of 4.7 percent. Local case counts have slowed in recent […]
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COVID Advisory Panel Rejects Higher Vaccine Priority for Disabled Californians, Those with Chronic Conditions
An influential group of California health experts is holding fast for now to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to make age the primary criteria for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The decision announced Wednesday dismayed advocates who hoped the group would recommend moving disabled people and those with chronic medical conditions to the front of the line […]
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Public Health Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases, the Lowest Tally Since December
Humboldt County Public Health reported 13 new COVID-19 cases today, the lowest daily tally in more than a month, as well as a new hospitalization. This week has now seen 100 case recorded, one death and six hospitalizations, after five deaths and 258 cases were confirmed last week, for a record 990 cases reported in […]
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Huffman to Host COVID Vaccine Town Hall
North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman is hosting a virtual town hall Wednesday to discuss the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine and what residents in the Second Congressional District can expect in the coming months. Guests include: Assemblymember Jim Wood and Humboldt County Health Officer Ian Hoffman and Heather Nye, Associate Chief of Medicine at the San […]
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COVID-19 Safety Measures, Testing Should Continue Even With Vaccine Rollout
Humboldt County Public Health is urging residents who have received the COVID-19 vaccine to continue using COVID-19 safety measures and testing sites as the vaccine is not a guaranteed safety measure at preventing the disease’s spread. In the release, Humboldt County Public Health Clinic and Communicable Disease Program Supervisor Hava Phillips, RN, said it takes […]
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Mad River Hospital: Don’t Show up at Vaccination Clinics Uninvited
Mad River Community Hospital is asking people not to come to its scheduled COVID-19 vaccination clinics unless they have received an invitation directly from their primary healthcare provider or been referred to the clinic by Humboldt County Public Health or their employer. While word of the clinics scheduled this week and next has spread rapidly […]
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Public Health Reports Five New COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Pushing County Past Single-Week Record
Humboldt County Public Health reported five new COVID-19 hospitalizations today, making 13 so far this week, already more hospitalizations than have been tallied in any single week locally since the pandemic began. Public Health also reported it had confirmed 20 new COVID-19 cases today after processing 428 samples with a test-positivity rate of 4.7 percent. […]
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County Reports Two COVID Deaths, 132 New Cases
Two additional Humboldt residents have died and Public Health confirmed 132 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, bringing the county’s cumulative tally to 2,624 after two previous cases were removed from the total. One of the individuals who died was in their 70s and the other was in their 90s. Seven additional hospitalizations were also reported. […]
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County Launches COVID Vaccine Interest Form
Humboldt residents who are interested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccination can now fill out an interest form with the county to be notified when their tier comes up. A news release from the county’s COVID Joint Information Center notes that vaccinations are currently only available to healthcare workers and those who are 75 or old […]
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Public Health Confirms 31 New COVID-19 Cases, Resume Vaccine Distribution
Public Health confirmed 31 new COVID-19 cases today, making 198 so far this week and bringing the county’s cumulative tally to 2,458, as well as four new hospitalizations The week’s cases continue a surge that saw 232 cases confirmed last week, on the heels of a record 269 the week before. Humboldt County has already […]
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State Gives OK to Resume Moderna Vaccine Distribution
The state of California has given county health officials the go-ahead to continue distribution of a batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations that had been potentially linked to a cluster of adverse reactions in San Diego, saying the findings of a state investigation should “give Californians confidence that the vaccines are safe and effective.” When he […]