COVID Report / July 12, 2021

COVID REPORT: Twenty-Eight (28) New Cases, Two New Hospitalizations Reported Since Friday, Joint Information Center Says


Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:

Twenty-eight new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Humboldt County since the most recent report Friday. The total number of county residents who have tested positive for the virus is 4,675.  

Two new hospitalizations have also been reported since Friday, one person in their 40s and another in their 60s.  

Since the last weekly data update on July 6, the county has reported 60 cases of COVID-19 and four hospitalizations. More than half of the cases were in residents under the age of 30, including 16 residents between the ages of 10 and 19 and five children under the age of 10. The residents who were hospitalized over the last week were two people in their 40s and two in their 60s.  

View the latest update on the Humboldt County Data Dashboard at humboldtgov.org/Dashboard

Health officials broadly agree that vaccination remains the single best way to prevent COVID-19 infection. Vaccine is available at Public Health clinics and at most local pharmacies. Walk-ins are welcome at all Public Health clinics, or sign up in advance at MyTurn.ca.gov. See the clinic schedule for the next seven days below. 

Ferndale – Tuesday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

          Humboldt County Fairgrounds (1250 Fifth St.)

          Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson 

Redcrest – Wednesday, July 14, from noon to 3:30 p.m.

          Redcrest Community Center (115 Sorenson Road)

          Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson 

Eureka – Thursday, July 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

          Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center (133 Seventh St.)

          Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson 

Eureka – Friday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

          Wharfinger Building (1 Marina Way)

          Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson 

McKinleyville – Monday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

          Azalea Hall (1620 Pickett Road)

          Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson 

The Pfizer vaccine is approved for children as young as 12 years old. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is authorized for those 18 and older. 

To check availability of these vaccines, as well as Moderna, at local pharmacies, visit vaccines.gov or text a ZIP code to 438829 to find a participating pharmacy nearby. Most pharmacies allow walk-ins.  

View the Humboldt County Data Dashboard online at humboldtgov.org/dashboard, or go to humboldtgov.org/DashboardArchives to download today’s data.

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

Sign up for COVID-19 vaccination: MyTurn.ca.gov
Check for vaccine availability at a local pharmacy: Vaccines.gov
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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July 12, 2021

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

Cases

New Cases

28

Seven-Day Average

13
Case Updates
Testing

Number of Tests

334

% Positive

8.4%

So Far

Cases

Total Cases

4,675

Hospitalizations

216
Testing

Total Tests

99,372

Demographics
As of Monday, June 28, 2021

Age

Average Age

36
Sex

Men

48%

Women

52%
Region

Northern Humboldt

934

Humboldt Bay Area

3214

Southern Humboldt

375
By Zip Code
Town Zip Total cases
Eureka 95501 885
The O3 95503 812
Fortuna 95540 539
McKinleyville 95519 480
Hoopa 95546 296
Rio Dell 95562 128
Redway 95560 80
Ferndale 95536 60
Loleta 95551 57
Trinidad 95570 52
Bayside 95524 47
Garberville 95542 46
Hydesville 95547 42
Blue Lake 95525 42
Willow Creek 95573 35
Scotia 95565 31
Miranda 95553 24
Kneeland 95549 23
Samoa 95564 18
Carlotta 95528 17
Fields Landing 95537 14
Orleans 95556 13
Myers Flat 95554 13
Whitethorn 95589 10
Weott 95571 7
Redcrest 95569 7
Honeydew 95545 7
Orick 95555 6
Alderpoint 95511 6
Per Capita
Town Zip Cases per capita
Hoopa 95546 7.86%
Honeydew 95545 6.93%
Redway 95560 5.46%
Myers Flat 95554 4.53%
Fields Landing 95537 4.31%
Hydesville 95547 4.29%
Samoa 95564 4.17%
Loleta 95551 4.15%
Scotia 95565 4.02%
Fortuna 95540 3.77%
Eureka 95501 3.77%
Rio Dell 95562 3.74%
The O3 95503 3.18%
Blue Lake 95525 2.93%
Bayside 95524 2.73%
Miranda 95553 2.63%
Weott 95571 2.58%
McKinleyville 95519 2.51%
Redcrest 95569 2.37%
Trinidad 95570 2.29%
Willow Creek 95573 2.25%
Garberville 95542 2.22%
Kneeland 95549 2.19%
Orleans 95556 2.07%
Ferndale 95536 2.07%
Alderpoint 95511 2.07%
Orick 95555 1.78%
Carlotta 95528 1.14%
Whitethorn 95589 1.02%

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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