Second Humboldt Case of COVID-19 Confirmed Today; Patient is Said to Have Recently Traveled to a ‘High-Risk Area’
From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
Local
Health Officials confirmed a second positive test of a Humboldt
County resident with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) one month to the
day after the county had its first confirmed positive case.
Humboldt
County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich said the individual had
recently traveled to a high-risk country. Community
transmission is not believed to be a factor in this case. Anyone
who was in close contact with the individual will be contacted by
Public Health staff, evaluated and quarantined as appropriate.
“Our
thoughts go out to this individual and we wish them a full recovery,”
Frankovich said.
“We
have said repeatedly that we expect additional cases in our
community. We’ve been fortunate to have had time to prepare, and we
have prepared. I do not think this will be the last case in
Humboldt County.”
Humboldt
County Sheriff William Honsal
said the results underscore the importance of the shelter in place
order declared last night.
“It is absolutely
critical that Humboldt County takes the Health Officer’s order to
shelter in place seriously,” he said. “This inconvenience to our
daily lives is the necessary step to protect our friends, loved ones
and fellow community members.”
Humboldt
County had its first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Feb. 20. The
individual recovered
and was released from isolation on Feb. 28, after meeting all
conditions for clearance required by the CDC.
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