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Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 3:26 PM
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 14 new COVID-19 cases today making 35 so far this week – after labs processed 127 samples with a test-positivity rate of 10.2 percent.
The county also announced today that it has sworn in 23 new disaster health care volunteers making 156 to date to help with the ongoing vaccination effort. Vaccination clinics remain by appointment only and residents are urged to fill out a vaccine interest form so they can be notified when they are eligible.
Emergency Services Manager Ryan Derby said this is arguably the largest disaster-related volunteer effort in Humboldt County history.
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 4:05 PM
Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, the county reported today. One new hospitalization was also reported. Today s cases were reported after laboratories processed 443 samples with a test-positivity rate of 4.7 percent, bringing the county s case count to 3,370.
Additionally, the county reported that it will partner with local health care providers to hold two large-scale vaccination clinics this week and expects to administer 1,300 doses of vaccine including more than 600 second doses. The clinics remain by appointment only and residents are urged to fill out a vaccine interest form so they can be notified when they are eligible.
COVID REPORT: 35,000+ Vaccine Doses Administered in Humboldt; 10 New Cases Reported Wednesday
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
Humboldt County Public Health and other approved local vaccinators have administered 35,828 doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of yesterday, Tuesday, March 9. This information is reflected in today’s weekly update of the Humboldt County Data Dashboard.
The Dashboard now includes information about Humboldt County residents who have received one or more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. This new metric shows the count and percentage of the local population that have at least some protection against the virus, which currently stands at 23,388 or 17.2%.