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From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
Humboldt
County has moved into the “Red” or Substantial tier under the
state’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” meaning many local
business sectors can expand capacity with COVID-19 prevention
measures in place. These changes take effect at one minute past
midnight tonight.
The
California Department of Public Heath announced today that Humboldt
County’s adjusted case rate and positivity rate are 6.3 and 2.7%
respectively, putting the county firmly in the Red tier without
relying on the state’s Health Equity Metric.
Humboldt
County Department of Health & Human Services Public Health
Director Michele Stephens expressed cautious optimism, saying that
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 2:31 PM
Humboldt County Public Health reported 15 new cases today along with an increase in available local intensive care unit capacity as the number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized locally decreases.
With today s results, which came after 182 samples were tested with a test-positivity rate of 8.2 percent, the county has now confirmed a total of 3,067 COVID-19 cases to date, including 85 this week. The week s case count the county s lowest since mid November represents a continued decrease from January, when the county was confirming 200-plus new cases a week.
According to the county s dashboard, 10 local residents are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, including one under intensive care. Local available intensive care unit capacity, meanwhile has risen to 28.6 up from the 10.7 percent reported yesterday.