Two more Humboldt County residents have died of COVID-19, Public Health announced today, while confirming 91 new cases of the virus and seven new hospitalizations. Both of the residents who died were in their 60s, according to Public Health, which also reported that one of the new hospitalizations is of a resident between the ages […]
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Public Health Confirms 53 New COVID-19 Cases, Five New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 53 new COVID-19 cases today — making 271 so far this week — and five new hospitalizations, including one of a resident in their 30s. Today’s cases — which were confirmed after laboratories processed 508 samples with a test-positivity rate of 10.4 percent — come after the county confirmed 471 […]
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Public Health Confirms 36 New COVID-19 Cases, Three New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 36 new COVID-19 cases today — making 218 so far this week — as well as three new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which were confirmed after laboratories processed 278 samples with a test-positivity rate of 12.9 percent — come after the county confirmed 471 new cases last week . A state […]
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Public Health Confirms 91 New COVID-19 Cases, August Already Has Set Local Case Record
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 91 new COVID-19 cases today — making 182 so far this week — as well as two new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which were confirmed after laboratories processed 569 samples with a test-positivity rate of 16 percent — come after the county confirmed 471 new cases last week and push […]
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HumCo Records 58th COVID-19 Death, 90 New Cases, Nine New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County has lost a 58th resident to COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while confirming 90 new cases — making 430 so far this week — and nine new hospitalizations including two of people in their 30s. With today’s cases, the county has now confirmed 817 cases so far this month, with 19 days remaining […]
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HumCo Hits COVID Hospitalization Record as County Confirms 33 New Cases
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 33 new COVID-19 cases today — making 340 so far this week — as well as four new hospitalizations. The recent spike in cases and a corresponding threat to local hospital capacity prompted Health Officer Ian Hoffman to announce a new countywide masking mandate that went into effect Aug. 7. A […]
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Public Health Confirms 57th Local COVID-19 Death, 91 New Cases
A 57th Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while also confirming 91 new cases — making 307 already this week — and six new hospitalizations. The resident who died — who was in their 70s, according to Public Health— is the fourth lost to the virus since Aug. 3. Today’s […]
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HumCo Records 56th COVID Death, 100 New Cases with Mask Order Taking Effect Tonight
For the second consecutive day, a Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, Public Health reported, while confirming a single-day record 100 new cases and two new hospitalizations. The county’s 56th COVID death — this one of a resident in their 40s — is the third reported over the past four days, with today marking the […]
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HumCo Loses 55th Resident to COVID-19, 50 New Cases, Nine Hospitalizations Reported
A 55th Humboldt County resident has died of COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while also confirming 50 new cases of the virus and nine new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which make 327 so far this week, on the heels of 217 last week, which was the highest weekly tally since the post-holiday surge in January […]
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Public Health Confirms 23 New COVID-19 Cases, Three New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases today — making 69 already this week — as well as three new hospitalizations, including one of a resident in their 40s. Today’s cases — which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity — were confirmed […]
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Public Health Confirms 46 New COVID-19 Cases as Test-positivity Rate Continues to Rise
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 46 new COVID-19 since Friday, as well as a new hospitalization, as local infection rates continue to climb. The cases announced today, which came after a total of 84 new cases were confirmed last week, were reported after laboratories processed 345 samples with a test-positivity […]
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Public Health Reports Seven New COVID-19 Cases, 55% of Eligible Residents Now Fully Vaxed
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed seven new COVID-19 cases today after laboratories processed 242 samples with a test-positivity rate of 2.9 percent. The county also reported that one previously reported hospitalization has been removed from the local tally after it was determined that while the patient had COVID-19, the virus wasn’t the reason they were […]