Humboldt Sees 11% Increase in COVID Cases; Congress passes relief bill by KMUD News

A sixteenth Humboldt County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19. The person who died was in their 80s and a patient at Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center at the time of death, the seventh COVID-related death connected to the facility.

An additional 113 cases of the virus have been reported since Friday. The total number of county residents who have tested positive now stands at 1,500. There 511 known active cases, of which 7 are currently hospitalized and one is receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit. The Humboldt County ICU bed capacity is at 42.9%.
Th infection source of 51.2% of the total cases remain under investigation.

The daily and weekly datasets on the Humboldt County Data Dashboard have been updated. Public health specialists note:

• The county has seen more than an 11% increase in cases over the last week, and the case doubling time is now 33 days.
• Humboldt County’s rate of confirmed cases is 1,119 per 100,000 residents, compared to the state rate of 4,693 and the U.S. rate of 5,420 per 100,000 residents.
• The 20-29 age group represents the highest number of local cases at just over 27%. Six county residents in this age group have been hospitalized with COVID-19.

There have been 205 new COVID-19 cases this last week, of those, 44 were residents North of 299, 156 were Greater Humboldt Bay Area residents, and in the Southern Humboldt region, south of Highway 36, there 5 residents that received positive test results in the last week.

In other Corona virus news, Congress passed a 900 billion covid-19 relief package. US residents who make up to $75,000 are slated to receive a $600 direct deposit. The bill also has funding for unemployment, nutrition and housing assistance however some argue it's not enough.....

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