Posted By Iridian Casarez on Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 5:10 PM click to enlarge Public health A Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory employee processes a COVID-19 test. Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed 18 new COVID-19 cases and one new hospitalization of a person in their 60s, bringing the countywide total to 4,989. Today s results come after laboratories processed 62 samples.
According to a state database, 16 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including four under intensive care.
In a press release today, Public Health highlighted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s revised masking guidance due to the increased spread of the Delta variant, which is believed to be more contagious than other C
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