Health

Friday 28 August: New Humboldt County COVID-19 confirmed today Number of Cases: 4 – Standard Time

Edited from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center release:

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 368 after an additional four cases were reported today.

Warning Level Rating Tool has been lowered to Level 2. This reflects both a slight decrease in the number of cases per 100,000 in Humboldt County and an improvement in the proportion of cases due to community-acquired infections.

Dr. Teresa Francovich, Humboldt County Health Officer, said: Keeping us all working together can reduce infections and keep our friends and neighbors safer. “

COVID-19 daily test results

For the latest information on COVID-19, please visit: CDC.gov Or CDPH.ca.gov.. For local information, humboldtgov.org, Phone 707-441-5000 or email [email protected]..

What do these numbers mean?

Newly confirmed cases of COVID-19-The number of positive cases confirmed in the test since the last report.
Total confirmed cases-The number of positive cases confirmed in the test since the beginning of the pandemic. It also includes people who have recovered from their illness.
Total recovery-Number of confirmed cases that are no longer quarantined. This means they meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) standards for liberation. There is no fever for at least 3 days without using fever-suppressing drugs, and more than 10 days have passed since the onset of symptoms etc.
Total death-Number of people who died after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Total hospitalization—The total number of people who have been released from hospitalization since the pandemic began after confirmed cases of COVID were released.
Number of tests run since the last report-The number of tests run since the most recent reporting period.
- Public Health Institute— The number of tests performed at the Humboldt County Public Health Institute since the latest reporting period.
- OptumServe-The number of tests performed at Eureka’s OptumServe test site since the latest reporting period.
- Willow Creek Public Test Site-The number of tests performed on Willy Creek’s Verily test site since the last reporting period.
Total number of tests executed so far-The total number of tests executed so far.
- Public Health Institute-Total number of tests performed so far at the Humboldt County Institute of Public Health.
- OptumServe-Total number of tests ever performed at Eureka’s OptumServe test site.
- Willow Creek Public Test Site-Total number of tests performed so far on Willy Creek’s Verily test site since the last reporting period.
Public Health Laboratory Testing Capabilities-Approximate number of test kits that are complete and ready to administer. This number will be reduced by testing and will increase as additional supply is acquired.
Public Health Institute time required-Estimated time taken for each test run. Each run can contain up to 20 samples. You can run multiple batches each day.

Transmission data

Travel rewards-domestic, international, regional
Contact with known cases-individuals found to have direct contact with people diagnosed as virus positive
Communities Infection — Spread without traveling or contacting other confirmed cases
Under Investigation-Confirmed cases where the mode of communication has not yet been determined.

Regional data-Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases by region. The three reporting areas of Humboldt County are:

North Humboldt — From the Humboldt and Del Norte county (north) border to the highway 299 (south).
Greater Humboldt Bay Area — Highway 299 (north) to south to highway 36 (south).
South Humboldt — Highway 36 (North) extends south to the southern border of Mendocino and Humboldt counties.

sex-Gender of individuals who test positive for COVID-19. Total number of cases as a percentage.

Average age-Average age of all individuals who test positive for COVID-19. Average age is calculated by summing all ages of the individual and dividing by the number of cases.

Age group-Number of Total number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19, grouped by age.

Testing and confirmed case rates compared to California-The number of tests performed per 100,000 people. The number of tests performed is provided by the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE). This includes the Humboldt County Institute of Public Health, OptumServe Public Test Site, LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics, CDPH, CDC, and Point-of-Care Devices. Population estimates are based on US Census Bureau data. The rate per 100,000 is calculated by dividing the total number of tests performed by the population of the jurisdiction and multiplying the result by 100,000.

Number of confirmed cases compared to California-Defined number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000. Test results are provided by CalREDIE. This includes tests performed by the Humboldt County Public Health Institute, the OptumServe Public Test Site, LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics, CDPH, CDC and Point of Care Devices. Population estimates are based on US Census Bureau data. The rate per 100,000 is calculated by dividing the total number of confirmed cases by the population of the jurisdiction and multiplying the result by 100,000.

Notes on patient and demographic data