Starting today, the Humboldt County Joint Information Center will provide daily updates about local COVID-19 testing capabilities and results. The information will be updated Monday through Saturday and posted at Humboldt Health Alert located at humboldtgov.org/HumboldtHealthAlert.

Public Health Lab report for March 16

*Numbers below do not reflect testing by commercial laboratories.

People tested before the Public Health Laboratory came online March 7:

• 6 tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or California Department of Public Health.

People whose tests were run by the Public Health Laboratory:

• 23.

Results Summary to date:

• 29 total patients tested
• 1 positive, cleared
• 1 inconclusive, cleared
• 27 negative.

Current test capacity:

• Public Health currently has the capacity to run 200 tests with an approximate turnaround time of 48 hours.

For the most current information about COVID-19, visit CDC.gov or CDPH.ca.gov. For local information, visit humboldtgov.org/HumboldtHealthAlert, call 707-441-5000 or email covidinfo@co.humboldt.ca.us.

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