Humboldt County’s case count remains 52. No additional cases were confirmed today.
Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich said, “A day without new cases is good news. At the same time, we continue to coordinate with Humboldt County’s medical community to plan for the increase in cases we will see as we ease shelter-in-place restrictions.”
The following information is based on the most recent data available for all confirmed cases:
Contact to a Known Case: 23
Travel-Acquired: 20
Community Transmission: 9
Under Investigation: 0
Total new positive cases confirmed on April 23: 0
Total number of positive cases: 52
Total number of hospitalizations: 3
Total number of recovered cases: 50
Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 1,180
Total number of people tested by all other sources: 673
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs)
After receiving additional supplies, the Public Health Laboratory currently has a capacity of approximately 1,000 tests and can process about 60 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48 to 72 hours.
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