Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 4:24 PM A 51st Humboldt County resident has died with COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while also confirming 22 new cases and one new hospitalization a resident in their 40s since Friday. Today s cases were reported after laboratories processed 447 samples with a test-positivity rate of 4.9 percent. Over the past two weeks, even as vaccination rates have continued to increase, the county confirmed 100 new cases of the virus locally, with six hospitalizations and two deaths. According to a state database, nine people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including one under intensive care. Since the last weekly update on June 28, Humboldt County has seen 53 cases of COVID-19, Public Health reported today. Ten children between the ages of 0 and 9 tested positive for the virus over the last week. The 30 to 39 age group represented the large
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
Five new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Humboldt County today. One previously reported case was removed because it was determined to be a duplicate. The total number of county residents who have tested positive now stands at 4,586.
Additional cases of the significantly more contagious Delta variant were identified in Humboldt County this week. Delta is anticipated to become the predominant strain locally as in the rest of the country, where it is responsible for one in every four new infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 3:34 PM Humboldt County Public Health confirmed five new COVID-19 cases today after laboratories processed 110 samples with a test-positivity rate of 4.5 percent. No new hospitalizations were reported today but, according to a state database, eight people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including three under intensive care. Public Health reported yesterday that local health officials see strong evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are effective against all four variants of the virus that have been identified locally since November. In a press release, the officials also noted concern that while the variants appear to be more contagious and cause more severe illness in young people, vaccination rates continue to lag in that demographic.
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 4:08 PM click to enlarge public health Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 15 new COVID-19 cases today, as well as one new hospitalization of a local resident in their 40s. Today s case results came after laboratories processed 263 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5.7 percent. According to a state database, six people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including three under intensive care. Public Health also reported earlier today that local health officials see strong evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are effective against all four variants of the virus that have been identi
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
Coordination of Humboldt County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic formally transferred from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) to the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) effective today.
While the two agencies have been working in tandem for the last 16 months, the COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center has been deactivated, and response efforts have been reorganized under the DHHS Departmental Operations Center (DOC), which will be led by Public Health.
Since the first local case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in February of last year, Public Health, the EOC and community partners brought testing resources online, established an alternate care site, oversaw vaccination of approximately half the county and developed an extensive network of mobile vaccination resources.