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Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 30 new COVID-19 cases today, with one case having been removed after it was determined to be from out of the...

It also plans to start visiting homes to vaccinate homebound elderly residents. Village mayors have started to gather names of homebound elderly residents so they can be scheduled for a home vaccination, but residents also can contact Public Health directly. Nurses employed by Health Services of the Pacific are working with Public Health to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to the homebound, according to Public Health spokeswoman Janela Carrera, who said the program is scheduled to start Thursda...

In addition to lowering the age for vaccinations, Public Health will allow dialysis centers to vaccinate patients with end-stage renal disease.

11 new cases of COVID-19 out of 559 tests; CAR Score is 0.9 Staff Reports Eleven new cases of COVID-19 were identified out of 559 tests performed by the Department of Public Health and Social Services on Sunday and tests from other labs Friday through Sunday, according to the Joint Information Center. Two cases were identified through contact tracing, and two reported recent travel history and were identified in quarantine.  To date, there have been a total of 7,281 officially reported cases ...

There have been a total of 7,266 officially reported cases of COVID-19 with 121 deaths, 402 cases in active isolation and 6,743 not in isolation.

Dr. Joleen Aguon, GMHs COVID-19 medical director, said the vaccine couldnt come soon enough. She was one of the first people on the island to get the vaccine last Thursday when the first vaccinations began.  Aguon said the year has been tough as a doctor, as a mother, as a family member, and as a leader. "The loss has been hard. Its very difficult when you lose a patient, and weve lost a lot this year," she said. She said while there is still unknown about the vaccine, the risk for severe dise...

JIC reports problem with thermal sensor in second vaccine shipment Staff Reports The second shipment of COVID-19 vaccines arrived over the weekend, but there was a problem with the thermal sensor in one of the boxes, according to an announcement from the Joint Information Center. The shipment that arrived Saturday contained two boxes with 3,900 doses each of the vaccine, for a total of 7,800 doses.  "While both packages were being inspected and recharged with dry ice, it was discovered that th...

Vaccine shots start Thursday at Okkodo High, two hospitals Healthcare workers will receive the island’s first COVID-19 vaccine shots on Thursday, at a vaccination clinic to be set up at Okkodo High School, according to the Joint Information Center. A temporary vaccination clinic, closed to the public, will be set up in the school’s cafeteria and gym. A processing area, triage center and vaccination tables have been set up in the cafeteria. Those who receive their shots then must wait in the...

Guams overall COVID-19 case count rose to 7,149 after 12 people tested positive in results released Tuesday, according to the Joint Information Center. Of the overall Guam total, 119 people have died, 519 cases are in active isolation and 6,511 are no longer in isolation. The 12 new cases were identified out of 484 tests performed on Monday. Of the new cases, three were identified through contact tracing while three others reported recent travel and were identified in quarantine. Guams COVID Ar...

For the first time in 15 years, former Mayor Scott Getzschman can focus on life as a private citizen. That means more time to focus on his business, family and himself after years representing the city of Fremont in public office. It also means that Getzschman will finally have some time to enjoy his family’s home on Lake Timberwood, outside Ames. “We’ve had a lake home in Ames, Nebraska at Lake Timberwood and we love that home, but we also knew we had to have a home in town,â€...