Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 3:57 PM Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 42 new COVID-19 cases since Friday and that the state has issued new guidelines for outdoor live performances. The 42 new cases were reported after labs processed 737 samples with a test-positivity rate of 5.7 percent, bringing the county s case count to 3,308. The county also reported two new COVID-related hospitalizations while removing four others from the county s cumulative hospitalization total, saying they were determined to have been hospitalized for reasons unrelated to their positive COVID-19 tests. The county reported that four people are currently hospitalized due to the virus and local available intensive care unit capacity sits at 25 percent.