May 29, 2020

One new case of COVID 19 confirmed today



One new case of COVID-19 was confirmed today, bringing to 99 the total number of Humboldt County residents who have tested positive for the virus.

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

Contact to a Known Case: 58Travel-Acquired: 24Community Transmission: 17Under Investigation: 0

Positive cases by region:
Northern Humboldt: 18
Greater Humboldt Bay Area: 77
Southern Humboldt: 4

Males: 41%
Females: 59%

Mean age: 47

Age Range0-19: 820-29: 1330-39: 1940-49: 1750-59: 1160-69: 2170-79: 380+: 7Estimated testing rates:Humboldt County: 4,424 per 100,000 residentsCalifornia: 4,483 per 100,000 residentsUnited States: 4,749 per 100,000 residentsEstimated rate of confirmed cases:Humboldt County: 73 per 100,000 residentsCalifornia: 261 per 100,000 residentsUnited States: 527 per 100,000 residents


The Humboldt County Emergency Operations Center will begin reporting the number of COVID-19 tests conducted at the OptumServe test site in Eureka six days a week. Commercial laboratory testing data, which is irregularly received, will be reported each Friday.
No matter the source, confirmed positive cases are reported to both state and county health officials.
COVID-19 test results are updated Monday through Saturday and posted at humboldtgov.org/COVIDTestResults.

Humboldt County COVID-19 case report for May 29

  • New confirmed COVID-19 cases: 1
  • Total confirmed cases: 99
  • Total recovered cases: 73
  • Total deaths: 3
  • Total hospitalizations: 13
Transmission information for all known cases
  • Contact to a Known Case: 58
  • Travel-Acquired: 24
  • Community Transmission: 17
  • Under Investigation: 0
Number of tests run since last report
  • Public Health Laboratory: 38
  • OptumServe public testing site: 118
  • All other testing sources: 65
Total tests run to date
  • Public Health Laboratory: 2,935
  • OptumServe public testing site: 2,369
  • All other testing sources: 3,056
Public Health Laboratory testing Information
  • Supply capacity: Approximately 1,850 tests
  • Testing capacity: 65 samples per day
  • Turnaround time: 48 to 72 hours

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