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County Confirms Five New COVID Cases, Warns of Delta Variant Spread


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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. ....

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