COVID Report / July 15, 2020

COVID REPORT: Eight New Cases Confirmed Today, Says Joint Information Center; Travel at Heart of Recent Spike, According to Health Officer


Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:

Eight new cases of COVID-19 were reported today, bringing to 175 the total number of county residents who have tested positive for the virus.

Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich noted the inherent risk associated with travel during a pandemic and the potential for increased spread locally. In fact, eight recently diagnosed cases were determined to have been acquired through travel to an area outside of the county.

“Any travel is risky right now, not just to the traveler but to our entire community,” Dr. Frankovich said. “We’ve seen several clusters that started with a single person or group of people acquiring the virus through travel. Right now the safest thing to do is to postpone or cancel travel whenever possible.”

For the most recent COVID-19 information, visit cdc.gov or cdph.ca.gov. Local information is available at humboldtgov.org or during business hours by contacting covidinfo@co.humboldt.ca.us or calling 707-441-5000.

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July 15, 2020

= historic data. All data from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center.

Cases

New Cases

8

Seven-Day Average

3
Case Updates
Testing

Number of Tests

126

% Positive

6.3%

So Far

Cases

Total Cases

175

Hospitalizations

16
Testing

Total Tests

13,026

Demographics
As of Monday, July 13, 2020

Age

Average Age

39
Sex

Men

44%

Women

56%
Region

Northern Humboldt

33

Humboldt Bay Area

128

Southern Humboldt

4

Data from CalREDIE. Zip codes not listed have experienced five cases or fewer. Zip code populations from the American Community Survey, 2018.


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