No additional positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today. The total case count has remained at 50 since Tuesday, April 7.
Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich said some other areas of the state are also experiencing a relative slowing in numbers of new cases.
“Sheltering in place and the other social distancing measures that have been so difficult for us all, appear to be having an impact in slowing spread of the virus,” she said. “This is important because our cases of identified community transmission tell us that the virus is circulating within the community.”
Frankovich cautioned that individuals assembling who are not normally in contact can suddenly create a cluster of cases within a community. “It is critically important that people hang in there and remember, especially during the holidays, that observances and celebrations need to occur within the home,” she said. “Please keep your family, friends and community safe by following shelter-in-place orders.”
Data available to date indicates the following means of transmission for all Humboldt County cases:
Contact to a Known Case: 23
Travel-Acquired: 20
Community Transmission: 7
Under Investigation: 0
Total new positive cases confirmed on April 9: 0
Daily COVID-19 case report for April 9
- Total number of positive cases: 50
- Total number of hospitalizations: 3
Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 730
Total number of people tested by all other sources: 560
(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 450 tests and can process about 50 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48 to 72 hours.
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