22 new Covid-19 cases reported Friday, total case count exceeds 1,000

HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. (KIEM) — The Humboldt County Public Health Department confirms 22 new cases of covid-19 Friday. The total count has exceeded 1,000 cases. It’s now at 1,014. 

Health officials are monitoring 177 active cases. Roughly 45% of cases had contact to a known case, about 17% are travel related, and just under 9% a result of community transmission. Over 28% of cases are still under investigation.

On a more encouraging note, 20 more recoveries were also reported bringing that total number to 828.