Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 1:49 PM
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 9 new COVID-19 cases since Friday after laboratories processed 564 samples with a test-positivity rate of 1.6 percent. The new cases bring the county s cumulative case count to 3,501. Friday, Public Health reported that the state would allocate 4,640 vaccine doses to the county this week more than 2,200 fewer than were received the prior week. In a press release earlier Friday, county officials noted that the number of local residents getting tested for COVID-19 has dropped considerably in recent months. This is worrisome, they said, because testing is critical for identifying and limiting the spread of disease in the community. Public Health Clinic and Communicable Disease Program Supervisor Have Phillips said the concern is that a vaccine-resistant variant will develop and spread before we a
Public Health Confirms 36th Local COVID Death
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County Records 35th COVID-19 Death
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