Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 4:55 PM
Humboldt County Public Health reported it has confirmed 68 new cases since Friday, continuing a surge that saw 130 cases recorded last week, the most in a single week since early February. Today s cases were reported after laboratories processed 559 samples with a test-positivity rate of 12.2 percent. Public Health also reported four new hospitalizations today. The 130 new cases last week were up from 71 the prior week, which itself was a doubling of the week before. And as case counts have risen in recent weeks, so has the county s test-positivity rate. Public Health urges all residents who think they may have been exposed to COVID-19 or who are experiencing symptoms to get tested, with a wide variety of no-cost options.
Press release from the Trinidad Rancheria:
The Trinidad Rancheria Tribal Government would like to notify tribal
members, employees, customers, and the community that the Seascape
Restaurant was affected by a COVID-19 “super-spreader” event in
Humboldt County the week of April 18th. As a result, the Seascape
Restaurant is closed until further notice.
Employees
and guests who visited the restaurant between April 19th and April
23rd should be tested and follow CDC recommend precaution.
The restaurant has been disinfected and will reopen as soon as staff
have tested negative for COVID-19.
Trinidad
Rancheria is working closely with Humboldt County Public Health on
In an effort to address persistent disparities in COVID-19âs impacts on the local Latinx community, Humboldt County Public Health Officer Ian Hoffman recently met with LatinoNet, a network of service providers like Open Door Community Health Clinics, Paso a Paso, Promotores, the Humboldt County Office of Education and Public Health that are dedicated to advocating for a healthier Latinx community in Humboldt County.
The meeting, Hoffmanâs first public discussion with the providers, focused on what can be done to address the disparities â which exist both in COVID-19 case rates and vaccination efforts and mirror statewide and national trends â in the countyâs Latinx population.
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Press release from Humboldt State:
The California State University today announced that beginning this
Fall, all faculty, staff and students who access campus facilities
will be required to be immunized against COVID-19.
The requirement will be conditional upon full approval of one or more
vaccines by the FDA. This is a CSU decision and will be required of
all campuses in the system. Consistent with the CSU’s policy for
other required vaccinations, the COVID-19 vaccination requirement
would allow for students or employees to seek an exemption based on
medical or religious grounds.
Humboldt State University is still working out the details of the