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Humboldt breaks 100 mark as around the world cases peak at 6 million

7 a.m., Sunday, May 31

Humboldt County, hardest struck by coronavirus in far-northern California, broke the 100 mark in cases Saturday afternoon.

The county now has 101 cases, consisting of two of which were verified Saturday.

Meanwhile, Shasta County taped 2 brand-new cases Saturday afternoon, giving 39 the number of individuals who have actually been sickened with the virus in the county.

The remainder of the North State had not reported any brand-new cases by press time Saturday.

Humboldt County’s dark milestone comes as the world likewise reached a new marker, with more than 6 million global cases validated Saturday afternoon, per Johns Hopkins University.

California’s boost Saturday consist of a jump to 59 deaths in health workers and an increase to 4,156 deaths total. Nearly 107,000 state residents had actually checked positive for the virus as of Saturday afternoon. Over half of those people have actually been between 18 and49

Siskiyou County and COVID-19

The county didn’t report any new favorable tests since Saturday afternoon, leaving the regional total at seven cases with 1,633 tests carried out.

There are 29 people, however, with test results pending.

Of the seven individuals infected, one has died and one is still considered to be an active case.

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Shasta County uses lots of individuals who work to trace the contacts of individuals who test favorable for COVID-19, according to public health officials.

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Other Northern California counties

In far Northern California, here’s where COVID-19 case totals stand:

  • Butte County, 44
  • Shasta County, 39
  • Glenn County, 16
  • Siskiyou County, 7
  • Colusa County, 5
  • Lassen County, 5
  • Plumas County, 4
  • Tehama County, 4
  • Trinity County, 1
  • Modoc County, no cases

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Coastal counties:

  • Humboldt, 101
  • Del Norte, 45
  • Mendocino, 30

What COVID-19 looks like in California

Statewide, the overall number of verified COVID-19 cases increased to 110,583 as of Saturday, the California Department of Health reported Sunday afternoon.

At least 4,213 individuals in the state have passed away from the virus and 2,940 individuals were hospitalized since of the disease. Another 1,391