43 New COVID Cases Confirmed
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 43 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to 2,263. An additional hospitalization was also reported. This week has seen 233 positive tests on the heels of a record 269 last week. On the vaccine side, the county is moving into the next phase, starting with those age 75 and older. (Read more about the process here.) To aid in the effort, 21 medical professionals were sworn in as disaster health care volunteers by the county. “The state announced it would provide additional doses to expand our ability to reach more people in the various phases,” County Health Officer Ian Hoffman said in a news release. “While we’re waiting for those additional doses to arrive, we are expanding our infrastructure to ramp up operations.” Public Health is also urging all local healthcare providers to sign up to be vaccinated, saying the county can’t move on to its next priority vaccination group until it finishes with healthcare workers, who can sign up to schedule a vaccination through this link. Meanwhile, Public Health, which is having so much trouble contacting some…