May 13, 2020

Three additional COVID 19 cases include two more Alder Bay residents

Three additional Humboldt County residents tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 67.

Follow-up testing at Alder Bay Assisted Living in Eureka found two more residents had become positive for COVID-19. Public Health will continue to work with the facility to monitor residents and staff and will conduct ongoing testing to identify any additional cases as early as possible.

As the county moves into a broader reopening of some business sectors, Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich pointed out that while the increased case count is unlikely a result of last week’s soft reopening of retail businesses, health officials are paying close attention to our transmission rates and case counts to set the pace of additional reopenings. “As we can see with our case count, COVID-19 is circulating in our community,” Frankovich said. “We will be monitoring our data closely to know when and how to move forward.”

Daily COVID-19 case report for May 13
  • Total number of confirmed cases: 67
  • Total number of hospitalizations: 8
  • Total number of recovered cases: 53
Transmission information for all known cases
  • Contact to a Known Case: 31
  • Travel-Acquired: 20
  • Community Transmission: 12
  • Under Investigation: 4
Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 2,210
Total number of people tested by all other sources: 1,365
 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs)
The Public Health Laboratory currently has a capacity of approximately 1,400 tests and can process about 65 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48 to 72 hours.

Related post:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2020/05/more-positive-cases-from-alder-bay.html?m=1

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