Tracking the coronavirus in Humboldt County

Updated June 6 3:05 p.m. Pacific

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This archived page was updated for the final time on June 7, 2023. For the latest numbers, please visit our new COVID-19 tracker.

29,578

confirmed cases

171

deaths

74.8%

of residents are at least partially vaccinated

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The latest trends

The California Department of Public Health releases data tracking the spread of the coronavirus in Humboldt County.

About 1 out of every 5 people in the county has tested positive, 29,578 in total.

The case tally includes 5,992 probable cases diagnosed with an antigen test, which return results faster but may be less accurate.

Over the past week, the county has averaged 0 new cases and 0 new deaths per day.

An estimated people have recovered from COVID-19 or are no longer infectious, according to a common statistical method applied by The Times. Roughly cases remain active.

Vaccines

So far, 74.8% of Humboldt County residents have received at least one dose and 68.1% are fully vaccinated.

To date, 289,808 vaccines have been administered. Over the last seven days, an average of 52 doses per day have been given out.

State data show roughly 98% of the county’s seniors have received at least a single shot.

Vaccinations by age group

Fully vaccinated Partially vaccinated Not vaccinated

California Department of Public Health

Though the race of some vaccinated people is unknown, the tallies below offer the best available view of racial disparities.

Vaccinations by race

Fully vaccinated Partially vaccinated Not vaccinated

California Department of Public Health

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Hospitals and patients

There are now 20 patients admitted to county hospitals with a confirmed case of COVID-19, a change of -100% from two weeks ago. Of those, 3 are in an intensive care unit. More information about the strain placed on local hospitals can be found on The Times’s hospital tracker.

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About the numbers

This page was created by Swetha Kannan, Casey Miller, Sean Greene, Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Rong-Gong Lin II, Ryan Murphy, Melody Gutierrez, Priya Krishnakumar, Sandhya Kambhampati, Maloy Moore, Jennifer Lu, Aida Ylanan, Vanessa Martínez, Ryan Menezes, Thomas Suh Lauder, Andrea Roberson, Ben Poston, Nicole Santa Cruz, Iris Lee, Rahul Mukherjee, Jaclyn Cosgrove, Anthony Pesce, Paul Duginski, Phi Do, Alejandro Maciel, Matt Stiles and Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee.

State and county totals come from the California Department of Public Health. Numbers are gathered and posted each day. Data on hospitalizations, tests, demographics and reopening plans also come from the state health department.

The number of people who have recovered from a coronavirus infection is an estimate, created by a model described in our FAQ.

Nursing home totals include skilled-nursing facilities tracked by the state public health department, as well as assisted-living facilities monitored by the California Department of Social Services.

Data from other states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico are collected by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.

Counties are organized into regions using the groupings developed by the state health department.

The Times database is available to the public on Github, a popular website for hosting data and computer code. The files will be updated daily at github.com/datadesk/california-coronavirus-data.

The data collection effort is done in partnership