Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 4:39 PM Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases today, making 84 so far this week, while also reporting that the federal government has confirmed the first case of the B.1.1.7. variant, commonly referred to as the UK variant, in Humboldt County. Today s cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 176 samples with a test positivity rate of 9.1 percent, bringing the county s cumulative case total too 3,799. The discovery of the UK variant locally is not surprising given how widespread it is in other parts of the state and country, but it is cause for concern because mutations on the virus spike protein make it more contagious.
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 4:55 PM
Humboldt County Public Health reported it has confirmed 68 new cases since Friday, continuing a surge that saw 130 cases recorded last week, the most in a single week since early February. Today s cases were reported after laboratories processed 559 samples with a test-positivity rate of 12.2 percent. Public Health also reported four new hospitalizations today. The 130 new cases last week were up from 71 the prior week, which itself was a doubling of the week before. And as case counts have risen in recent weeks, so has the county s test-positivity rate. Public Health urges all residents who think they may have been exposed to COVID-19 or who are experiencing symptoms to get tested, with a wide variety of no-cost options.
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