Four New Positive Cases: Two Are Residents at Alder Bay
Press release from Humboldt County COVID19 – Joint Information Center:
Thursday’s positive case was initially believed to be a person who had worked at the Alder Bay Assisted Living facility. After further investigation, that turned out to be inaccurate. We regret the error.
There are four new cases today. Two are residents at Alder Bay, one is a contact to a different known case, and the fourth is under investigation.
The following information is based on the most recent data available for all confirmed cases:
- Contact to a Known Case: 35
- Travel-Acquired: 21
- Community Transmission: 13
- Under Investigation: 3
- Positive cases by region:
- Northern Humboldt: 10
- Greater Humboldt Bay Area: 59
- Southern Humboldt: 3
- Males: 45%
- Females: 55%
- Mean age: 48
A total of 3,906 county residents have been tested for COVID-19 since the outbreak began. Humboldt County’s testing rate of 2,830 per 100,000 residents is higher than the estimated state rate of 2,765 per 100,000. The estimated national rate is 3,139 per 100,000 people.
The rate of confirmed cases in the county stands at 51 per 100,000 residents, with the state rate more than three times higher at an estimated 188 cases per 100,000. The estimated U.S. rate of confirmed cases is 433 per 100,000 people.
For the most recent COVID-19 information, visit cdc.gov or cdph.ca.gov. Local information is available at humboldtgov.org or during business hours by contacting [email protected] or calling 707-441-5000.
What do these numbers mean?
- Total new confirmed cases—the number of test-confirmed positive cases since the previous report.
- Total number of confirmed cases—the number of test-confirmed positive cases since the pandemic began, including people who have recovered from the illness.
- Total number of hospitalizations—total number of people with confirmed cases of COVID who have been hospitalized since the pandemic began, including people who have been released.
- Total number recovered—the number of confirmed cases who are no longer in isolation, meaning they have met Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria for release, including absence of fever for at least three days without use of fever-reducing medicine, improvement in symptoms and have had seven days or more since onset of symptoms.
- Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory—number of people whose sample was tested by the Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory.
- Total number of people tested by all other sources—total number of tests performed by the CDC, the CDPH, LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics. Non-local labs have a slower turnaround time than our local lab.
- Public Health Laboratory test capacity—the approximate number of testing kits that are complete and ready to be administered. This number is decreased by testing and increased as additional supplies are acquired.
- Public Health Laboratory turnaround time—the estimated amount of time it takes per testing run. Each run can include up to 20 samples; multiple batches can be run each day.
- Transmission data
- travel-acquired—nationally, internationally or regionally
- contact to known case—an individual found to have been in direct contact with someone who tested positive for the virus
- community transmission—spread without travel or known contact to any other confirmed case
- under investigation—confirmed case whose means of transmission has not yet been determined.
- Regional data—the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 per region. The three reporting regions of Humboldt County are:
- Northern Humboldt— extends south from Humboldt’s County’s border with Del Norte County (North) to Highway 299 (South).
- Greater Humboldt Bay Area—extends south from Highway 299 (North) to Highway 36 (South).
- Southern Humboldt—extends south from Highway 36 (North) to Humboldt County’s southern border with Mendocino County.
- Gender—the gender of individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. Total cases, shown by percentage.
- Mean age—the average age of all the individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. Average age is calculated by adding all the ages of individuals together and dividing by the number of cases.
- Test rates and confirmed case rates relative to the State of California—the number of tests performed per 100,000 people. Numbers of tests performed are provided by the Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory, LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics, CDPH and the CDC. Population estimates are based on data from the United States Census Bureau. Rates per 100,000 are calculated by dividing the total number of tests performed by the population of the jurisdiction and multiplying the result by 100,000.
- Confirmed case rates relative to the State of California—the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people. Test results are provided by the Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory, LabCorp, Quest Diagnostics, CDPH and the CDC. Population estimates are based on data from the United States Census Bureau. Rates per 100,000 are 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
To protect the identity of people with COVID-19, their specific location of residence will not be disclosed. The Humboldt County Public Health Branch is legally responsible for protecting personal health information, including residence address, specific age, recent travel, the identities and locations of any contacts, the provider of medical treatment, the course of illness and any other information that might identify an individual with or exposed to the virus unless it serves the interests of public health to do so.
Although we understand it is of interest to residents, providing location and other demographic information to the general public does nothing to slow the spread of illness. Humboldt County is experiencing untraceable person-to-person transmission, also known as “community spread,” and there is no place that can be considered safe. To reduce your chances of acquiring or spreading COVID-19, avoid travel, wash your hands, keep yourself and your environment clean, follow the shelter-in-place order, and do not leave home for any reason unless it is absolutely necessary to do so.—
Total new positive cases confirmed on May 15: 4
Daily COVID-19 case report for May 15
- Total number of confirmed cases: 72
- Total number of hospitalizations: 9
- Total number of recovered cases: 56
Transmission information for all known cases
- Contact to a Known Case: 35
- Travel-Acquired: 21
- Community Transmission: 13
- Under Investigation: 3
Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 2,334
Total number of people tested by all other sources: 1,572
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs)After receiving additional supplies, the Public Health Laboratory currently has a capacity of approximately 1,600 tests and can process about 65 samples a day with an approximate turnaround time of 48 to 72 hours.
For the most recent information about COVID-19, visit CDC.gov or CDPH.ca.gov. For local information, visit humboldtgov.org, call 707-441-5000 or email [email protected].
Redheaded Blackbelt’s most recent stories about COVID-19, click here.
Earlier test results:
- No Positive COVID-19 Tests Today, April 30
- No New COVID-19 Cases in Humboldt on May 1
- No Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today
- Zero New Positive COVID-19 Tests on May 4
- Another Day With No New Positive COVID 19 Tests
- One New COVID Case in Humboldt on May 6
- No Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed May 7
- No Additional Positive Cases Confirmed Today, May 8
- Two New Positive COVID-19 Tests in Humboldt on May 9
- Four New Positive Cases, Two Cases Now Associated With an Assisted Living Facility
- An Error Reported in Saturday and Monday’s Daily Test Results
- Three New Positive Cases on May 12; One More at Alder Bay Assisted Living
- Three More Positive COVID-19 Tests, Two More From Alder Bay
- One New Confirmed COVID Case on May 14; Another Alder Bay Staff Member Is Positive
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This Alder Bay thing is not good. A high percentage of deaths across the country come from old folks homes.
Um yeah! That’s because there old and many have preexisting conditions. What do think the percentage of flu deaths are? Old people with preexisting conditions.
??Fortuna had a nice Parade of classic cars,motorcycles and firefighters and just anyone that wanted to make noise and wave an American Flag. ???????????
The house just passed more free money bill, with plans for more free money down the road. Money includes “unauthorized immigrants.” WTF????? This is from the minds of liberals people. Non American citizens getting paid free money. What happens when you throw 10 trillion dollars of printed money into the economy? Can someone say inflation!?!
Don’t fear, FOG –
Your elected representatives have sworn that this “free money bill” will never even be voted upon, beyond the house. You can relax, your neighbors in need will not receive any more of your “tax” dollars which they need to survive.
Right? Your free “tax” dollars will instead go to the rich, who need champagne.
We will pay $8K in interest on our checks, on average. We should be very villegent, stupidity has gone exponential
Who is “we”, guest?
Don’t include “me” in “we”. (Notice the lack of “please”?)
I am NOT you, nor will I ever believe what you apparently believe.
But I am curious – please do enlighten us all as to how our $1200 gov’t pittance will equate to $8000 in interest – I, for one, am fully interested.
Explain, or begone. I fully expect that you can’t.
Prove me wrong.
Or just be the obvious FOG schill that you are. Either way, unless you can actually defend your ridiculous position, you’re now as obsolete as the HBT.
But how many people are actually in the hospital?
They can’t say how many are currently hospitalized. It would ruin the narrative.
Are you serious? I can’t believe they can’t tell us! Have they given a reason as to why they can’t tell us? Is it the HIPPA thing again? Oh my god. This lack of transparency is THE reason why people are getting pissed, now ain’t it? Saying how many people are in the hospital, how does that compromise anyone’s privacy? This is why conspiracy theories are cropping up everywhere, and even the normally temperate can see why.
I can’t say why they don’t say how many current hospitalizations there are I can only make assumptions. I know assumptions aren’t good but where Dr Frankovich is involved assumptions are all we got for some of these questions.
It’s just sooo frustrating. I’m pretty much starting to believe the conspiracies at this point! Withholding information, after all… it *looks* very suspicious… This whole thing has turned into such a mess. 🙁
I agree with you. She has been hard to get useful information out of from the get go. Getting the recovered numbers was like pulling teeth. This whole thing was supposedly to keep from overwhelming our hospitals . I would think the number of people hospitalized at any given time would give a clearer picture of what’s going on but no they don’t seem interested in giving a clear picture.
You’re right, the hospitals were supposed to be the reason we were doing all of this… the social distancing, shutting down the entire economy, etc. And what really baffles me is all the people getting turned away from routine care, cancer patients having to wait on treatments, hospital wards and clinics shutting down, etc. Gee, no one can get an appointment anywhere, as far as I know. And to top off all of this, I see today that the new California state budget is going to slash and reduce medical services even further? It just makes no sense to me. Like, none. It’s like, what the heck is going on here… 🙁
Any moron that thinks medicine is isolated from the general economy, like immediately, needs to go get a hangnail treated in Zimbabwe
Right, like, how is anyone supposed to function if they’re taking away basic health care? I guess they’ve got the telephone interviews in lieu of all that now, but come on. Really?
Great question, Guest – How IS anyone supposed to function? I suggest you ask your alter-ego, “FOG” – he/she’ll “educate” you as he/she sees fit, despite factual information.
“FOG” (and the other trolls posting here) clearly believe we live in a world which cannot ever allow a public healthcare system to exist, most likely because they financially benefit from our privatized, for-profit system.
Guest, and FOG, are simply “wanna-be puppet masters” who wish to control your opinions. Others here have the same goal.
All you have to do is ignore them, and form your own opinions.
THAT is democracy…
Thanks, local skeptic. I appreciate your clarity. Folks like you are the reason I still show up here…
https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2020/04/california-coronavirus-covid-patient-hospitalization-data-icu/
tracking Ca hospitalization, with breakout by county.
Hey thanks, 707. Looks like we have have 6, at the moment. I sure hope everyone makes it.
And, but still, why should we have to go to an out-of-the-area website for information that we should be hearing straight from our county officials?
How can the mean age be 48?? That is crazy. Almost no young people get this strain of the flu. That cannot be correct. Most people who die are over 70 with underlying medical issues.
Young people are less likely to die. But they do get the disease. Below is the CDC’s list of ages of people in California who have tested positive.
But is “testing positive” the same as “getting the disease”? It seems not. Many (over 50% of those tested in certain isolated situations, such as the aircraft carrier) test positive and do not get sick. We need to standardize the terminology. I think we mean the “average age of testing positive” is 48. Not the average age of actual cases of COVID-19, which to my commonsense mind, would mean people sick with it.
No reasonable thinkers consider this pandemic “a flu” – because it is obviously not a “flu” to any reasonable thinkers.
Looking forward to folks like you contracting the virus and changing their perspective – or not, and leaving this world to the rest of us.
Thankfully, your choice – not mine. I can only benefit from your idiocy.
“… this strain of the flu” is incorrect. This is NOT the flu. “The flu” is what people call the illness from the influenza virus, while corona virus is usually a “cold” virus. COVID-19 is a new virus that is of the corona virus group, not influenza group. The virology is different, but the disease symptoms of influenza and COVID-19 have some similarities. There are also some important differences that make tracking and testing difficult:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/q-a-similarities-and-differences-covid-19-and-influenza
If you refer to COVID-19 as “another flu” you are discounting the severity of this virus.
A safe assumption is john q. public is being treated like mushrooms by our public officials.
Really, no point in reporting anything here. No numbers of how many are refused for testing, which tests by commercial labs are being used for testing outside of public health, the accuracy of those tests is only described as ‘excellent’. Sure it is. What about all our positive tests that are actually being reported as positives in the bay area? It’s a joke. Reporting these false numbers daily lulls the public into a false sense of security. Why not say how it really is? Say, these are the 100% known positive tests, but there is likely other on-going community spread and testing is not standardized or even that accurate in many commercial tests. Instead, it’s all sunshine, rainbows, and C.Y.A. Listen carefully to these press conferences and you’ll hear they don’t give any real information. I guess I can’t really blame them. They don’t have the tools to really do their job, but at least have the fortitude to admit you know that you don’t know. Let the public hear the truth, not deflated low numbers that make people feel good and make you look good. People plan their activities and lives on these numbers and take them as the gospel.
They deserve to know.
The lack of a National plan is deliberate. We can debate why. Any reasons are sad and disturbing. The GOP White House has a lot to explain although they’ll never say. So get ou and take a bullet for the ones who sent you there. The GOP should go first.
“To protect the identity of people with COVID-19, their specific location of residence will not be disclosed.”
(Unless they live at Alder Bay)
“Although we understand it is of interest to residents, providing location and other demographic information to the general public does nothing to slow the spread of illness.”
( Because well informed people are perceived to be harder to control)
No one has asked for specifics other than what city the numbers are in. We are not fools Dr. Frankovich so please stop treating us as such. Knowing this information would not make people more lax in their behaviors, but more diligent, especially if they were in a town that had more cases. You breed fear and frustration in people because of your “Nanny State” attitude. I hope you are removed from your position at the end of all this.