The Del Norte County Public Health Branch has released new COVID-19 Local Data.
Posted on: 11/2/2020 3:49:57 PM
There were twelve (12) new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 reported to Public Health today. Two (2) of these cases are inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) and four (4) are PBSP employees. Public Health has been coordinating with PBSP and CDCR to investigate positive cases and place all positives in isolation and notify and quarantine all close contacts. Of the remaining positives, four (4) are travel-related and two (2) have been investigated and deemed community spread. We at Public Health would like to remind our community to please continue to take precuations in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, including wearing a face covering in public, keeping at least 6 feet away from others outside of your household, limiting travel outside the immediate area, limiting gatherings, and washing hands frequently.
New confirmed COVID-19 cases: 12
Current active cases: 13
Current Hospitalizations: 0
Total tests: 9570
Total confirmed cases: 193
Total inactive cases: 180
Total hospitalizations: 3
Total deaths: 1
Transmission
Contact to a Known Case: 103 cases (34%)
Travel-Acquired: 28 cases (20%)
Community Transmission: 57 cases (42%)
Under Investigation: 5 cases (4%)
Gender
Males: 98 cases (51%)
Females: 95 cases (49%)
Age Range
0-17 years: 40 cases (21%)
18-49 years: 113 cases (59%)
50-64 years: 27 cases (14%)
65+ years: 13 cases (6%)
Mean Age: 34
Symptomatic Cases: 123 cases (64%)
Asymptomatic Cases: 69 cases (36%)
Passive Case Finding: 118 cases (61%)
Active Case Finding: 75 cases (39%)