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One hundred and fifteen new cases of COVID-19 were treated and confirmed in Humboldt County today, bringing the total number of residents who tested positive to 7,693.
Two new hospitalizations were also reported, including a resident in her fifties and one in her sixties.
Humboldt County Health Officer Dr Ian Hoffman announced on Wednesday that due to staff limitations, Public Health will be shifting its resources from community-wide contact tracing to locations with most vulnerable populations and with a greater ability to control the spread of the virus through vaccination, masking, distancing and ventilation. These include schools, long-term care facilities, shelters and other community living environments.
As of Monday, September 20, Public Health will no longer call all residents who test positive for COVID-19. Instead, those who test positive will receive a text or email from CalCONNECT, the state’s virtual contact tracing system. The message will include a link to a contact tracing survey as well as isolation instructions.
Anyone identified as a close contact of someone known to have COVID-19 should follow quarantine guidelines. Learn more about isolation and quarantine and access home care resources at humboldtgov.org/blanketorders.
COVID-19 vaccines are available at public health clinics located in the county. Walk-in people are welcome, or appointments can be made in advance at MyTurn.ca.gov. For instructions in English or Spanish on using My Turn, visit humboldtgov.org/VaccineInfo.
Consult the schedule of the next public health clinics below:
Garberville – Friday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Garberville Farmer’s Market (766, rue Locust)
Pfizer / Johnson & Johnson
Eurêka – Saturday September 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cruz’n Eureka (Eureka Waterfront)
Pfizer / Johnson & Johnson
Eurêka – Sunday September 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Zoe Barnum School (216 W. Harris Street)
Pfizer / Johnson & Johnson
Eurêka – Monday, September 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Public health hand (529, I street)
Moderna / Pfizer / Johnson & Johnson
To check availability of a particular vaccine at local pharmacies, visit vaccines.gov or text zip code to 438829 to locate a pharmacy offering vaccines nearby. Most pharmacies allow walk-in visits.
Pfizer is approved for persons 12 years of age and older, and Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are approved for persons 18 years of age and older. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Full protection against vaccination is achieved two weeks after receiving the second dose in a two-dose series or two weeks after receiving a single dose vaccine.
Two deaths were reported on Wednesday and their age groups were inadvertently omitted. One person was in his sixties and the other in his sixties.
Visit the online data dashboard at humboldtgov.org/dashboard, or go to humboldtgov.org/DashboardArchives to download data from a previous period.
For the most recent COVID-19 information, visit cdc.gov or cdph.ca.gov. Local information is available at humboldtgov.org or by contacting [email protected] or calling 707-441-5000.
Register for the COVID-19 vaccination: MyTurn.ca.gov
Check the availability of vaccines at a local pharmacy: Vaccines.gov
Local COVID-19 vaccine information: humboldtgov.org/VaccineInfo
Humboldt County COVID-19 Data Dashboard: humboldtgov.org/Dashboard
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Humboldt Health Alert: humboldtgov.org/HumboldtHealthAlert
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