Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
County receives more than 1,600 additional doses of vaccine
Humboldt County Public Health and its health partners are expanding the capacity of this week’s vaccination clinics after receiving 1,655 additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Providence’s health system, although overall supply remains limited.
Public Health and other approved local vaccinators will use the additional doses at four large-scale clinics for an estimated total of 3,540 doses administered this week. Currently, vaccination appointments are offered by invitation only. At the moment, the best way for county residents to be notified of an appointment available at a Public Health clinic is to complete the online Interest Form.
To access the Form of Interest:
Humboldt County remains in the ‘red’ layer
The California Department of Public Health today updated county-level assignments in the “Plan for a Safer Economy”. Humboldt County remains at the “Red” or Substantial level with an adjusted case rate of 5.3 per 100,000 residents and a positivity rate of 2.3%. Read more about the “Blueprint” at covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/.
Three new cases reported today
Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Humboldt County today.
The Public Health Data Task Force recently completed a routine audit of local COVID-19 data and is making the following adjustments:
- Ten previously reported cases have been removed. One was a duplicate, one was a false positive result and eight were determined to be from a jurisdiction outside Humboldt County. The total number of county residents who test positive is now 3,426.
- Two deaths have been removed. Both individuals’ permanent residence has been assigned to another jurisdiction, as mentioned above. A total of 34 county residents died from COVID-19.
For the latest information on COVID-19, visit cdc.gov or cdph.ca.gov. Local information is available at humboldtgov.org or during business hours, by contacting [email protected] or by calling 707-441-5000.
Some Safeway and CVS Pharmacy locations are offering COVID-19 vaccination appointments. See if there are times available for your age group or sector in one of these locations by clicking on the links below.
Safeway: https://www.mhealthappointments.com/covidappt
Pharmacy CVS: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine?icid=cvs-home-hero1-link2-coronavirus-vaccine.
Information on the COVID-19 vaccine site: humboldtgov.org/VaccineInfo
Humboldt County COVID-19 data panel: humboldtgov.org/Dashboard
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= historical data. All data is from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center.
CalREDIE data. Unlisted postal codes had five cases or less. American Community Survey postcode populations, 2018.