Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 4:30 PM click to enlarge Humboldt County Public Health Microbiologist Annayal Yikum prepares patient samples for the COVID-19 testing process. Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 74 new COVID-19 cases and three new hospitalizations since Friday. Today s cases which follow 169 confirmed last week and 84 confirmed the week before come after laboratories processed 764 samples with a test-positivity rate of 9.7 percent. According to a state database, 15 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including three under intensive care. In a press release today, public health reported that of the 193 county residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since July 19, 24 were children under the age of 10 and over the
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 4:07 PM click to enlarge Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory staff Paula Moon (left) and Alyssa McCloud catalog incoming tests. Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 44 new COVID-19 cases today making 169 for the week, the highest weekly tally since late January and a more than doubling of last week s total of 84. It s the highest single-day total since mid-May. One new hospitalization was also reported today and, according to a state database, 13 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including two under intensive care. Today s cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 393 samples with a test positivity rate of 11.2 percent. Statewide, the test-positivity rate over the past seven days sits at 4.1 percent t
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 4:01 PM click to enlarge Submitted Humboldt County Public Health Microbiologist Annayal Yikum prepares patient samples for the COVID-19 testing process.
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 29 new COVID-19 cases today making 125 so far this week. Today s cases which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity were confirmed after laboratories processed 186 samples with a test positivity rate of 15.6 percent. Statewide, the test-positivity rate over the past seven days sits at 4.1 percent the highest since February which is dwarfed by the local rate of 14 percent over the same period.
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 3:52 PM click to enlarge A Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory employee processes a COVID-19 test.
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 27 new COVID-19 cases today making 96 so far this week as well as two new hospitalizations. Today s cases which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity were confirmed after laboratories processed 106 samples with a test positivity rate of 25.4 percent. Statewide, the test-positivity rate over the past seven days sits at 4.1 percent the highest since February which is dwarfed by the local rate of 14 percent over the same period.
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 3:41 PM click to enlarge Humboldt County Public Health Microbiologist Annayal Yikum prepares patient samples for the COVID-19 testing process.
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases today making 69 already this week as well as three new hospitalizations, including one of a resident in their 40s.
Today s cases which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity were confirmed after laboratories processed 171 samples with a test positivity rate of 13.5 percent. Statewide, the test-positivity rate over the past seven days sits at 4.1 percent the highest since February which is dwarfed by the local rate of 10.5 percent over the same period.