No New Positive Cases Per Public Testing Results on April 22

Press release from Humboldt County COVID19 – Joint Information Center:

No additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today. Humboldt County’s total number of positive cases stands at 52 since the outbreak began.

Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich said, “The success of social distancing emphasizes how powerful prevention strategies can be. Facial coverings are an important tool for us to have on board when we begin to ease shelter-in-place restrictions on businesses and services and bring more people in the community into contact with each other.”

The following information is based on the most recent data available for all confirmed cases:

• Contact to a Known Case: 23
• Travel-Acquired: 20
• Community Transmission: 9
• Under Investigation: 0

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Total new positive cases confirmed on April 22: 0

Daily COVID-19 case report for April 22

• Total number of positive cases: 52
• Total number of hospitalizations: 3
• Total number of recovered cases: 50

Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 1,138

Total number of people tested by all other sources: 662
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs)

The Public Health Laboratory currently has a capacity of approximately 750 tests and can process about 60 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].

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Earlier test results:

• Second Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Humboldt County Today (March 20)
• Local Health Officials Confirmed Today a Third Person Tested Positive for Novel COVID-19 (March 24)
• March 24 Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• March 25: Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• March 26: Two More COVID-19 Cases, One Hospitalized
• March 27 By the Numbers: Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• Four More Positive Cases–March 28 Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• Three More Positive Cases–March 30 Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• Six New Cases: March 31 Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• Total of 28 Cornavirus Cases After One New Positive Test Today: April 1 Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• Nine New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Today: April 2 Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• Forty Total Positive Tests: April 3 Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• Forty-Four Total Cases: April 4 Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• 49 Total Positive Tests: April 6 Results on COVID-19 Testing From the County of Humboldt
• 50 Positive Cases in Humboldt County: April 7 Results on COVID-19 Testing
• No New Positive COVID-19 Tests in Humboldt County: April 8 Results
• No New Positive COVID-19 Tests in Humboldt County for the Second Day in a Row: April 9 Results
• Third Day in a Row With No New Positive Cases: April 10 Results for Positive COVID-19 Tests
• 4th Day in a Row With no New Positive Cases
• Our Last Positive Result Was a Week Ago,” Says Public Health Officer; April 13 Test Results
• One New Positive Case of COVID-19: April 14 Test Results
• Another Positive Test: April 15 Public Health Lab Report
• No New Positive Cases in April 16 Public Health Lab Report
• No New Positive Cases: April 17 Public Health Report
• No New Positive Tests on April 18 in the Public Health Lab Report
• Department of Health and Human Services Confirms Target Employee Tested Positive for COVID-19 But Didn’t Work With Customers
• Of the 52 Confirmed COVID Cases in Humboldt County, 47 Have Recovered, Says Public Health
• No Additional Positive Tests on April 21