COVID Report / April 8, 2021

COVID REPORT: Five New Cases Confirmed Today, Joint Information Center Says; ‘Hundreds of COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments are Available This Week’ in Humboldt


Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:

Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the county today. Three previously reported cases were determined to be from another county, and one was found to be a duplicate. That brings to 3,508 the total number of county residents who have tested positive for the virus. 

Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available this week through the state’s My Turn system. 

Residents can sign up for an appointment at myturn.ca.gov. The system is designed to notify users of appointments as they become available, but the best way to stay aware of openings is to regularly check myturn.ca.gov. Read more about who currently qualifies for vaccination at https://humboldtgov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3862. Please note that vaccination will open to anyone age 16 and over on April 15. 

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.  

Some Safeway, CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid, Walgreen’s and Walmart locations are offering COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Learn who is eligible for vaccination and see if there are appointments available for your age group or sector at one of these locations by clicking on the links below. 

Safeway: https://www.mhealthappointments.com/covidappt

CVS Pharmacy: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine?icid=cvs-home-hero1-link2-coronavirus-vaccine

Rite Aid: https://www.riteaid.com/covid-19

Walgreen’s: https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19

Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/cp/1228302
 

Local COVID-19 vaccine information: humboldtgov.org/VaccineInfo
Humboldt County COVID-19 Data Dashboard: humboldtgov.org/Dashboard
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Humboldt Health Alert: humboldtgov.org/HumboldtHealthAlert  

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April 8, 2021

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

Cases

New Cases

1

Seven-Day Average

3
Case Updates
Testing

Number of Tests

156

% Positive

0.6%

So Far

Cases

Total Cases

3,508

Hospitalizations

137
Testing

Total Tests

82,602

Demographics
As of Monday, April 5, 2021

Age

Average Age

36
Sex

Men

48%

Women

52%
Region

Northern Humboldt

738

Humboldt Bay Area

2447

Southern Humboldt

301
By Zip Code
Town Zip Total cases
Eureka 95501 684
Arcata 95521 600
The O3 95503 554
Fortuna 95540 417
McKinleyville 95519 369
Hoopa 95546 256
Rio Dell 95562 89
Redway 95560 63
Ferndale 95536 48
Loleta 95551 44
Garberville 95542 40
Bayside 95524 38
Trinidad 95570 38
Blue Lake 95525 36
Hydesville 95547 28
Willow Creek 95573 27
Scotia 95565 26
Kneeland 95549 18
Miranda 95553 15
Carlotta 95528 13
Myers Flat 95554 12
Orleans 95556 11
Samoa 95564 8
Whitethorn 95589 7
Weott 95571 7
Redcrest 95569 7
Honeydew 95545 6
Fields Landing 95537 6
Alderpoint 95511 6
Per Capita
Town Zip Cases per capita
Hoopa 95546 6.79%
Honeydew 95545 5.94%
Redway 95560 4.3%
Myers Flat 95554 4.18%
Scotia 95565 3.37%
Loleta 95551 3.2%
Fortuna 95540 2.92%
Eureka 95501 2.91%
Hydesville 95547 2.86%
Arcata 95521 2.8%
Rio Dell 95562 2.6%
Weott 95571 2.58%
Blue Lake 95525 2.51%
Redcrest 95569 2.37%
Bayside 95524 2.2%
The O3 95503 2.17%
Alderpoint 95511 2.07%
Garberville 95542 1.93%
McKinleyville 95519 1.93%
Samoa 95564 1.85%
Fields Landing 95537 1.85%
Orleans 95556 1.75%
Willow Creek 95573 1.74%
Kneeland 95549 1.71%
Trinidad 95570 1.67%
Ferndale 95536 1.66%
Miranda 95553 1.64%
Carlotta 95528 0.87%
Whitethorn 95589 0.71%

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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