Apr 1, 2020

One new local COVID case confirmed today, details about transmission

The number of COVID-19 cases in Humboldt County now totals 28, following confirmation of one additional positive case today.

Of those 28 people, eight had traveled internationally, 13 had contact with a known case and three are believed to have contracted the virus through community transmission. Four additional cases are under investigation.

Three quarters of Humboldt County’s cases are located around areas with the largest populations—Eureka, Arcata, Fortuna and McKinleyville. The average age of those infected is 41. Males represent 54 percent of cases, while 46 percent are female.

County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich warned against reading too much into these statistics. “It should be expected that larger population centers will have larger numbers of cases,” she said. “No area of the county is considered to be low risk because we have community transmission occurring.”

Total new positive cases confirmed on April 1: 1
Daily COVID-19 case report for April 1
  • Total number of positive cases: 28
  • Total number of active cases: 27
  • Total number of hospitalizations: 1 
Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 380 
Total number of people tested by all other sources: 361 
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs)
The Public Health Laboratory currently has a capacity of approximately 750 tests and can process about 45 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48-72 hours.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.