Ten more tests concluded since yesterday’s report. One positive, nine negative.

Daily Humboldt County COVID-19 testing stats from the Joint Information Center:

Numbers below do not reflect testing by commercial laboratories.

People tested before the Public Health Laboratory came online March 7:

     • 6 tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or California Department of Public Health

People whose tests were run by the Public Health Laboratory:      

• 65

Results Summary to date:    

  • 71 total patients tested          
  • 1 positive          
  • 1 positive, cleared          
  • 1 inconclusive, cleared          
  • 68 negative

Current test capacity:    

  • Public Health currently has a total capacity of approximately 224 tests and can process 20 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48 hours