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Despite a decrease in COVID-19 cases over the last few weeks, Del Norte County remains in the Purple Tier, the most restrictive tier in California.
According to information released by the state of California, cases in Del Norte County peaked Dec. 18, when 44 new cases were reported. That week, the county had an average of 17 new cases each day.
On Tuesday, Del Norte County reported five new cases and has an average of five cases a day this week. The county has had two deaths of people linked to COVID, the last Dec. 14.
On Tuesday, 92 new tests were reported with a positivity rate of 7.1 percent over the previous two weeks.
Excerpts from the call logs of the Del Norte County Sheriffâs Department:
Wednesday, Jan. 6
⢠At 2:43 a.m., police responded to the 400 block of Highway 101 after a caller reported a person pulled a knife on him and hit his windshield.
⢠At 9:03 a.m., sheriffâs deputies responded to the 2400 block of Roy Avenue after a caller said his mother threw a phone at his face.
⢠At 11:24 a.m., Yurok Tribal Police reported to the 100 block of Klamath Beach Road in Klamath after a caller said a window at his home was broken.
⢠At 11:31 a.m., the Del Norte Ambulance responded to milepost 17 on Highway 101 after a vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree.
Daroline Dale Nelson was born the second of five children to Darrow Dale Nelson and Ada Mae Humble Nelson on December 9, 1930 in Pennington County, South Dakota. Her early