Humboldt's COVID Numbers Continue to Climb

by Kimberly Wear on December 8, 2020 at 4:04PM

The county also continues to grapple with an outbreak at the Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness skilled nursing facility, which Public Health announced last week had seen a total of 30 infections — 29 in residents — in the 87-bed facility since a staff member tested positive for the virus Nov. 25. In response to the local surge, Public Health is changing its contact investigations process to meet the demands of rapidly increasing case counts, a news release states.

COVID Cases Soar to New Record

by Kimberly Wear on December 7, 2020 at 3:35PM

The state of California largely depends on two metrics to determine where a county falls in its tier system: the percentage of COVID-19 tests administered that come back positive over a seven-day period and the average number of new positive cases confirmed per 100,000 in population daily over the course of a week. Both have spiked dramatically in recent weeks.

Humboldt Hits Another Record for Daily COVID Cases

by Kimberly Wear on December 3, 2020 at 12:25PM

The state of California largely depends on two metrics to determine where a county falls in its tier system: the percentage of COVID-19 tests administered that come back positive over a seven-day period and the average number of new positive cases confirmed per 100,000 in population daily over the course of a week. Both have spiked dramatically in recent weeks.

Humboldt Hits Highest Single-Day COVID Case Count

by Kimberly Wear on December 2, 2020 at 2:30PM

The state of California largely depends on two metrics to determine where a county falls in its tier system: the percentage of COVID-19 tests administered that come back positive over a seven-day period and the average number of new positive cases confirmed per 100,000 in population daily over the course of a week. Both have spiked dramatically in recent weeks.

Humboldt Passes Over 900 COVID Case Mark

by Kimberly Wear on December 1, 2020 at 3:59PM

The state of California largely depends on two metrics to determine where a county falls in its tier system: the percentage of COVID-19 tests administered that come back positive over a seven-day period and the average number of new positive cases confirmed per 100,000 in population daily over the course of a week. Both have spiked dramatically in recent weeks.

Humboldt on Cusp of 900 COVID Cases

by Kimberly Wear on November 30, 2020 at 4:49PM

Residents of California counties in the state’s purple — or “widespread” COVID-19 risk tier — are currently under a limited stay-at-home order issued by Newsom which prohibits “non-essential work, movement and gatherings” between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that it will continue to "prioritized education and voluntary compliance, rather than criminal enforcement of health orders."

Three COVID Cases Reported in Hoopa

by Kimberly Wear on November 26, 2020 at 11:41AM

Humboldt COVID Cases Still Rising

by Kimberly Wear on November 25, 2020 at 4:16PM

Basics of COVID-19 The California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control, state that symptoms of novel coronavirus include cough and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, or at least two of the following: fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat or a new loss of taste or smell.

California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Plan

by Ana B. Ibarra/Calmatters on November 25, 2020 at 12:02PM

Humboldt Hits Purple Tier

by Kimberly Wear on November 24, 2020 at 12:21PM

Under the latest data, Humboldt has an adjusted case rate of 6.1 per 100,000 and a 2.3 percent positivity rate. The state, in comparison, has a case rate of 24.9 and a positivity rate of 6.2 percent.