Press Release of the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
Country receives more than 1600 additional vaccines
Humboldt County Public Health and its healthcare partners are expanding capacity at this week’s vaccination clinics after receiving 1,655 additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the Providence healthcare system, although overall supply remains limited.
Public Health and other approved local vaccines will use the additional doses at four large-scale clinics for an estimated total of 3,440 doses administered this week. Vaccinations are currently offered by invitation only. Right now, the best way is to notify residents of the province of an available appointment at a public health clinic, by filling out the online interest form.
To access the interest form:
Humboldt County stays in ‘Red’ Tier
The California Department of Public Health today updated the allocations of counties under the “Blueprint for a Safer Economy.” Humboldt County remains at the “Red” or Substantial level with an adjusted business 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 were reported in Humboldt County today.
The Public Health Data Task Force recently completed a routine audit of local COVID-19 data and made the following adjustments:
- Ten previously reported cases were removed. One was a duplicate, one was a false positive result and eight were determined to come from a jurisdiction outside Humboldt County. The total number of provincial residents who tested positive now stands at 3,426.
- Two deaths were removed. The permanent residence of both individuals has been granted to another jurisdiction as mentioned above. A total of 34 provincial residents died with COVID-19.
For the latest COVID-19 information, visit cdc.gov or cdph.ca.gov. Local information is available at humboldtgov.org or during business hours by contacting [email protected] or calling 707-441-5000.
Some Safeway and CVS pharmacy locations offer COVID-19 vaccinations. See if there are appointments available for your age group or sector at any of these sites by clicking on the links below.
Safeway: https://www.mhealthappointments.com/covidappt
CVS Pharmacy: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine?icid=cvs-home-hero1-link2-coronavirus-vaccine.
Local information about the COVID-19 vaccine: humboldtgov.org/VaccineInfo
Humboldt County COVID-19 Data Dashboard: humboldtgov.org/Dashboard
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= historical data. All data from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center.
Data from CalREDIE. The zip codes not listed had five or fewer cases. Zip / Postal Code Populations of the American Community Survey, 2018.