COVID Report / Sept. 7, 2021

COVID REPORT: Since Friday, Three Deaths, Six Hospitalizations, 209 Cases ‘Processed,’ Says Joint Information Center


Press release from the Humboldt County Public Health Division:

Three Humboldt County residents have died as a result of COVID-19 since the most recent report Friday, one person in their 40s and two people in their 60s. Staff in the Department Operations Center share their sympathies with the friends, family and caregivers of all those who have lost someone to the virus.
 
Six new hospitalizations have also been reported since Friday, including two people in their 50s, two people in their 60s, one person in their 70s and one person in their 80s.

Since Friday, 209 new cases of COVID-19 have been processed and confirmed in the county, bringing to 7,546 the total number of residents who have tested positive.

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

See the schedule of upcoming Public Health clinics below:

Fortuna – Wednesday, Sept. 8, from 2:30 to 6 p.m.
     River Lodge (1800 Riverwalk Dr.)
     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

Garberville – Friday, Sept. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
     Garberville Farmers’ Market (766 Locust 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.

Changes to the Humboldt County Data Dashboard continue to be made. “Transmission Type” and “Public Health Laboratory Info” have now been removed as part of a continued effort to free up Public Health staff to focus on vaccination efforts. View the Data Dashboard online at humboldtgov.org/dashboard, or go to humboldtgov.org/DashboardArchives to download data from a previous time.

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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Sept. 7, 2021

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

Cases

New Cases

209

Seven-Day Average

62
Case Updates
Testing

Number of Tests

1,230

% Positive

17.0%

So Far

Cases

Total Cases

7,546

Hospitalizations

350
Testing

Total Tests

118,271

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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