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Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 30 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new hospitalizations, including five people under the age of 50 and two of patients.
North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman held a virtual town discussing the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine in Humboldt and Mendocino counties featuring Assemblymember Jim Wood,.
Posted By Kimberly Wear@kimberly wear on Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 5:08 PM Humboldt County Public Health today confirmed the death of an individual in their 60s and 22 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 detected with antigen tests. Antigen tests, which look for the presence of a specific viral antigen, basically a foreign substance that triggers the immune system to produce antibodies, are faster and can produce results in as little as 15 minutes but are generally considered less sensitive, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The other test used is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), test that requires laboratory processing. Antigen tests are most reliable when used for people who are experiencing symptoms, a news release from the county s Joint Information Center. Public Health recently began distributing thousands of rapid antigen tests