Two additional cases of COVID 19 confirmed today

Two additional cases of COVID-19 were reported today, bringing to 110 the total number of Humboldt County residents who have tested positive for the virus. The means of transmission for these two new cases is under investigation.

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

Contact to a Known Case: 61
Travel-Acquired: 24
Community Transmission: 23
Under Investigation: 2

Positive cases by region:Northern Humboldt: 21
Greater Humboldt Bay Area: 85
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Southern Humboldt: 4

Males: 42%
Females: 58%

Mean age: 45

Age Range
0-19: 9
20-29: 15
30-39: 24
40-49: 19
50-59: 11
60-69: 22
70-79: 3
80+: 7

Estimated testing rates:Humboldt County: 6,385 per 100,000 residents
California: 7,698 per 100,000 residents
United States: 7,711 per 100,000 residents
Estimated rate of confirmed cases:Humboldt County: 81 per 100,000 residents
California: 419 per 100,000 residents
United States: 667 per 100,000 residents

New confirmed COVID-19 cases: 2

• Total confirmed cases: 110
• Total recovered cases: 101
• Total deaths: 4
• Total hospitalizations: 13

Transmission information for all known cases

• Contact to a Known Case: 61
• Travel-Acquired: 24
• Community Transmission: 23
• Under Investigation: 2

Number of tests run since last report

• Public Health Laboratory: 64
• OptumServe public testing site: 112
• Willow Creek public testing site: 16

Total tests run to date

• Public Health Laboratory: 3,953
• OptumServe public testing site: 3,896
• Willow Creek public testing site: 42

Public Health Laboratory testing Information

• Supply capacity: Approximately 1,800 tests
• Testing capacity: 70 samples per day
• Turnaround time: 24 to 72 hours