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Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Fri, May 14, 2021 at 3:14 PM Humboldt County has lost a 42nd resident a person in their 50s to COVID-19, Public Health reported today, while confirming 26 new cases, making 138 this week. The cases were reported after laboratories processed 272 samples with a test-positivity rate of 9.6 percent. 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. According to a state database, 11 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including four receiving intensive care.