COVID Report / Sept. 2, 2021

COVID REPORT: 139 New Cases; Three Hospitalized


Press release from the Humboldt County Public Health Division:

One-hundred thirty-nine new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Humboldt County today. The total number of residents who have tested positive for the virus now stands at 7,308.

Three new hospitalizations were also reported today, including one person in their 50s and two people in their 60s.

As of Monday, Humboldt County Public Health and other approved local vaccinators have administered 146,856 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 72,502 county residents are now fully vaccinated, representing 53.3% of the entire county population and 60.9% of the eligible population age 12 and older.  

Although some people who are fully vaccinated do become infected with the virus, health officials continue to endorse vaccination as the most effective way to prevent severe outcomes from COVID-19.

To build a strong response to the virus, health officials advise immunocompromised individuals who received mRNA vaccine Moderna or Pfizer to get an additional dose of the same vaccine 28 days or more after their second dose. Those who are immunocompromised should talk to their health care provider about whether an additional dose is right for them.

Additional doses are not the same as boosters, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expects to be available this fall, pending further review of data. If authorized, boosters would be given no sooner than eight months after completion of the initial vaccine series. Early recipients would be health care providers, residents of long-term care facilities and seniors who received their second dose early in the vaccine rollout. Boosters of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are likely to be recommended later this year, but CDC states that more data is needed. Policies on boosters are still being discussed at the federal and state levels and have not been approved. Details will be shared as they become available. Learn more at humboldtgov.org/VaccineInfo.

COVID-19 vaccines are available at Public Health clinics. Walk-ins are welcome, or appointments can be made in advance at MyTurn.ca.gov. For instructions in English or Spanish about how to use My Turn, go to humboldtgov.org/VaccineInfo.

See the schedule of upcoming Public Health clinics below: 

McKinleyville – Friday, Sept. 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
     Six Rivers Brewery (1300 Central Ave.)
     Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson

Samoa – Friday, Sept. 3, from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
     Humboldt Bay Social Club (900 New Navy Base Road)
     Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson

Eureka – Saturday, Sept. 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
     Wharfinger Building (1 Marina Way)
     Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson

Arcata – Thursday, Sept. 9, from noon to 2 p.m.
     Arcata Transit Center (925 E St.)
     Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson

Trinidad – Thursday, Sept. 9, from 4 to 7 p.m.
     Trinidad Town Hall (409 Trinity St.)
     Pfizer/Johnson & Johnson

To check availability of a particular vaccine at local pharmacies, visit vaccines.gov, or text a ZIP code to 438829 to locate a pharmacy offering vaccines nearby. Most pharmacies allow walk-ins.

Pfizer is authorized for those 12 and older, and Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are authorized for people age 18 and older. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Full protection from vaccination is achieved two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose series or two weeks after receiving a single-dose vaccine.

The Humboldt County COVID-19 Joint Information Center will be closed Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of Labor Day. Operations will resume Tuesday, Sept. 7, and voicemails will be returned at that time. OptumServe’s COVID-19 testing sites in Eureka and McKinleyville will also be closed Monday. 

View the Data Dashboard online at humboldtgov.org/dashboard, or go to humboldtgov.org/DashboardArchives to download data from a previous time.


Sept. 2, 2021

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

Cases

New Cases

139

Seven-Day Average

65
Case Updates
Testing

Number of Tests

366

% Positive

38.0%

So Far

Cases

Total Cases

7,308

Hospitalizations

341
Testing

Total Tests

116,683

Demographics
As of Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021

Age

Average Age

36
Sex

Men

47%

Women

53%
Region

Northern Humboldt

1220

Humboldt Bay Area

3958

Southern Humboldt

475
By Zip Code
Town Zip Total cases
Eureka 95501 1,119
The O3 95503 1,007
Arcata 95521 856
Fortuna 95540 661
McKinleyville 95519 612
Hoopa 95546 371
Rio Dell 95562 151
Redway 95560 89
Willow Creek 95573 79
Loleta 95551 75
Garberville 95542 75
Ferndale 95536 65
Trinidad 95570 63
Blue Lake 95525 57
Bayside 95524 56
Hydesville 95547 49
Carlotta 95528 31
Kneeland 95549 29
Miranda 95553 28
Samoa 95564 22
Myers Flat 95554 19
Whitethorn 95589 17
Fields Landing 95537 17
Orleans 95556 14
Alderpoint 95511 11
Weott 95571 9
Redcrest 95569 9
Orick 95555 7
Honeydew 95545 7
Per Capita
Town Zip Cases per capita
Hoopa 95546 9.85%
Honeydew 95545 6.93%
Myers Flat 95554 6.62%
Redway 95560 6.07%
Loleta 95551 5.46%
Fields Landing 95537 5.23%
Samoa 95564 5.09%
Willow Creek 95573 5.08%
Hydesville 95547 5.01%
Eureka 95501 4.77%
Fortuna 95540 4.62%
Rio Dell 95562 4.41%
Arcata 95521 3.99%
Blue Lake 95525 3.98%
The O3 95503 3.95%
Alderpoint 95511 3.79%
Garberville 95542 3.62%
Weott 95571 3.32%
Bayside 95524 3.25%
McKinleyville 95519 3.2%
Miranda 95553 3.07%
Redcrest 95569 3.05%
Trinidad 95570 2.77%
Kneeland 95549 2.76%
Ferndale 95536 2.24%
Orleans 95556 2.23%
Orick 95555 2.08%
Carlotta 95528 2.08%
Whitethorn 95589 1.73%

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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