COVID Report / June 4, 2021

COVID REPORT: Another Death, 17 New Cases Confirmed; CalOSHA Revises Workplace Safety Guidance


From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:

A Humboldt County resident in their 60s has died with COVID-19. Seventeen new cases of the virus were reported today, and one previously reported case was removed from the local count after it was determined to be a false positive. The total number of county residents who have tested positive now stands at 4,355.

Today’s report marks the county’s 45th COVID-related death. Staff in Humboldt County Public Health and the Emergency Operations Center extend their condolences to all who have lost friends and loved ones to the virus.

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as CalOSHA, yesterday approved revisions to its COVID-19 workplace safety regulations, which apply to most workers in the state. Some of the revisions include:

Workers who are fully vaccinated and do not have symptoms of the virus do not need to wear face coverings if everyone else in the workspace is fully vaccinated and symptom-free. Requirements for physical distancing in indoor settings will be eliminated after July 31, but employers will be required to provide N95 masks to unvaccinated employees for voluntary use.

Fully vaccinated employees do not have to stay home from work after a close contact with someone known to have COVID-19.

The agency says these measures begin to take effect on June 15 and will continue to be refined over the coming weeks and months. Read more at dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2021/2021-58.html.

Humboldt County Public Health will host mass-vaccination clinics in Eureka and Petrolia for walk-ins and by appointment. To schedule in advance, visit MyTurn.ca.gov.

Scheduled clinics will offer both the two-dose Pfizer and one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines. See the full schedule below:

Saturday, June 5 - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Eureka High School cafeteria (1915 J St., Eureka)

Wednesday, June 9 - 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mattole Grange (36512 Mattole Road, Petrolia)

Johnson & Johnson is authorized for people 18 and older. Residents age 12 and older can receive the Pfizer vaccine. A parent or guardian must accompany minor children to the clinic and provide written consent in person.

County residents can fill out the consent form in advance. Access the form in English or Spanish at the links below. Print the form then fill one out for each child under 18, and bring it to the clinic.

Español: humboldtgov.org/MinorConsentEspanol

English: humboldtgov.org/MinorConsentEnglish

Many local pharmacies also offer COVID-19 vaccine, and most allow walk-ins. Check availability at vaccines.gov. Residents can also text their ZIP code to 438829 to find a vaccination site nearby.

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


June 4, 2021

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

Cases

New Cases

16

Seven-Day Average

10
Case Updates
Testing

Number of Tests

269

% Positive

5.9%

So Far

Cases

Total Cases

4,355

Hospitalizations

191
Testing

Total Tests

93,733

Demographics
As of Monday, May 24, 2021

Age

Average Age

36
Sex

Men

48%

Women

52%
Region

Northern Humboldt

852

Humboldt Bay Area

3014

Southern Humboldt

356
By Zip Code
Town Zip Total cases
Eureka 95501 864
The O3 95503 748
Fortuna 95540 482
McKinleyville 95519 449
Hoopa 95546 265
Rio Dell 95562 118
Redway 95560 68
Loleta 95551 54
Ferndale 95536 52
Trinidad 95570 49
Garberville 95542 48
Bayside 95524 46
Arcata 95521 46
Blue Lake 95525 40
Hydesville 95547 36
Scotia 95565 32
Willow Creek 95573 32
Kneeland 95549 21
Miranda 95553 17
Carlotta 95528 16
Samoa 95564 13
Orleans 95556 12
Myers Flat 95554 12
Weott 95571 9
Fields Landing 95537 9
Honeydew 95545 8
Whitethorn 95589 7
Redcrest 95569 7
Alderpoint 95511 6
Per Capita
Town Zip Cases per capita
Honeydew 95545 7.92%
Hoopa 95546 7.03%
Redway 95560 4.64%
Myers Flat 95554 4.18%
Scotia 95565 4.15%
Loleta 95551 3.93%
Hydesville 95547 3.68%
Eureka 95501 3.68%
Rio Dell 95562 3.45%
Fortuna 95540 3.37%
Weott 95571 3.32%
Samoa 95564 3.01%
The O3 95503 2.93%
Blue Lake 95525 2.79%
Fields Landing 95537 2.77%
Bayside 95524 2.67%
Redcrest 95569 2.37%
McKinleyville 95519 2.35%
Garberville 95542 2.32%
Trinidad 95570 2.15%
Alderpoint 95511 2.07%
Willow Creek 95573 2.06%
Kneeland 95549 2.0%
Orleans 95556 1.91%
Miranda 95553 1.86%
Ferndale 95536 1.79%
Carlotta 95528 1.07%
Whitethorn 95589 0.71%
Arcata 95521 0.21%

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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