Public Health Confirms 18 New Cases, Two New Hospitalizations as HumCo Stays in Orange Tier
Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Tue, May 18, 2021 at 2:57 PM Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 18 new COVID-19 cases today, making 81 so far this week, as well as two new hospitalizations, while California announced Humboldt remains in its orange COVID-19 risk tier. The new cases were confirmed after laboratories processed 204 samples with a test-positivity rate of 8.8 percent and come after the county confirmed 138 cases last week as a part of a recent surge. Officials are pointing to the local prese...