May 15, 2020

Four new COVID 19 cases today; two are Alder Bay residents


Thursday’s positive case was initially believed to be a person who had worked at the Alder Bay Assisted Living facility. After further investigation, that turned out to be inaccurate.  We regret the error.



There are four new cases today. Two are residents at Alder Bay, one is a contact to a different known case, and the fourth is under investigation.

The following information is based on the most recent data available for all confirmed cases:

Contact to a Known Case: 35
Travel-Acquired: 21
Community Transmission: 13
Under Investigation: 3

Positive cases by region:Northern Humboldt: 10Greater Humboldt Bay Area: 59Southern Humboldt: 3Males: 45%Females: 55%

Mean age: 48

A total of 3,906 county residents have been tested for COVID-19 since the outbreak began. Humboldt County’s testing rate of 2,830 per 100,000 residents is higher than the estimated state rate of 2,765 per 100,000. The estimated national rate is 3,139 per 100,000 people.

The rate of confirmed cases in the county stands at 51 per 100,000 residents, with the state rate more than three times higher at an estimated 188 cases per 100,000. The estimated U.S. rate of confirmed cases is 433 per 100,000 people.

Total new positive cases confirmed on May 15: 4
Daily COVID-19 case report for May 15
  • Total number of confirmed cases: 72
  • Total number of hospitalizations: 9
  • Total number of recovered cases: 56
Transmission information for all known cases
  • Contact to a Known Case: 35
  • Travel-Acquired: 21
  • Community Transmission: 13
  • Under Investigation: 3
Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 2,334
Total number of people tested by all other sources: 1,572

 (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 1,600 tests and can process about 65 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48 to 72 hours.

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