Humboldt County’s total number of COVID-19 cases now stands at 50, following confirmation of a single additional case today.
Data available to date indicates the following means of transmission for all Humboldt County cases:
Contact to a Known Case: 23
Travel-Acquired: 18
Community Transmission: 6
Under Investigation: 3
Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich emphasized the continued importance of social distancing and other measures to limit spread of COVID-19.
“While we saw only one case confirmed today, we are really just at the beginning of this pandemic locally.” she said. “Sheltering and all of the measures we have put in place will be critically important in slowing transmission over the coming weeks.”
Total new positive cases confirmed on April 7: 1
Daily COVID-19 case report for April 7
- Total number of positive cases: 50
- Total number of hospitalizations: 3
Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 646
Total number of people tested by all other sources: 543
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs)
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs)
The Public Health Laboratory currently has a capacity of approximately 500 tests and can process about 50 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48 to 72 hours.
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