No additional COVID 19 cases confirmed today

Humboldt County’s total case count remains at 54 as no additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today.

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

Contact to a Known Case: 23
Travel-Acquired: 20
Community Transmission: 10
Under Investigation: 1

Total new positive cases confirmed on May 4: 0

Daily COVID-19 case report for May 4

• Total number of confirmed cases: 54
• Total number of hospitalizations: 4
• Total number of recovered cases: 52

Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 1,760

Total number of people tested by all other sources: 835
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs)

The Public Health Laboratory currently has a capacity of approximately 1,200 tests and can process about 65 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48 to 72 hours.