‘Low Levels’ of Algae Toxins Found in Mad River Already This Year, Blue Lake Rancheria Says; Tribe, Partners Will Continue to Monitor
The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe’s Environmental Scientist Jacob Pounds samples the algae mats for analysis.
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From the Blue Lake Rancheria:
Low levels of toxins have been detected
in algae mat samples from the Mad River, collected by the Blue
Lake Rancheria Tribe‘s
Environmental Department at two locations where potential algae
blooms had been observed. The presence of these toxins, even at low
levels, triggers a ‘CAUTION’ posting by Humboldt
County Department of Health and Human Services for
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Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Wed, May 12, 2021 at 3:36 PM Humboldt County Public Health confirmed Humboldt County s 41st COVID-19 related death a resident in their 70s today, as well as 18 new cases and three new hospitalizations. The cases were reported after laboratories processed 243 samples with a test-positivity rate of 7.4 percent, pushing the county past another grim pandemic milestone to a cumulative case total of 4,002. A total of 67 cases have been confirmed so far this week, following 86 last week and a combined 267 the two prior weeks. Officials are pointing to the local presence of the B.1.1.7 variant as a reason for the recentsurge in cases, with Public Health reporting Friday that genomic sequencing has identified more than 40 local cases of the variant, which is associated with a 50 percent increase in transmission and more severe illness.
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