Personnel at Alder Bay are the two additional COVID 19 cases confirmed today

Humboldt County’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now 93 after two additional positive cases were confirmed today. Both positives were personnel at Alder Bay Assisted Living.

Total new positive cases confirmed on May 23: 2

Daily COVID-19 case report for May 23

Total number of confirmed cases: 93
Total number of recovered cases: 66
Total number of hospitalizations: 12
Total number of deaths: 2

Transmission information for all known cases

Contact to a Known Case: 52
Travel-Acquired: 24
Community Transmission: 15
Under Investigation: 2

Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 2,764

*Total number of people tested by all other sources: 2,420
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs)

*Numbers from the commercial labs are unavailable weekends. This number will be updated Monday.

After receiving additional supplies, the Public Health Laboratory currently has a capacity of approximately 2,100 tests and can process about 65 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48 to 72 hours.