Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services: Public and Environmental Health officials are working to contain local cases of the gastrointestinal illness Shigella bacteria, after three lab-confirmed cases and two more suspected cases infected Eureka residents during
Tag: Coast
COVID-19 Statistics | Feb. 24, 2022 – Lost Coast Outpost
Humboldt County Public Health reported today the death of a resident in their 60s due to COVID-19. Staff in the Department Operations Center extend their condolences to all who have lost a loved one to the virus. Two new hospitalizations
Strike averted at West Coast hospitals
The strike would have been by 32,000 nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and other health care professionals who are union members. But additional job actions had been scheduled to start the following week that could have expanded the number of strikers
Earthquake slams Hawaii coast and rattle residents; no tsunami threat
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story used information from The Associated Press which incorrectly reported two earthquakes. A strong earthquake struck south of Hawaii’s Big Island on Sunday. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.2, shook the island
Oil spill off coast of Southern California leaves dead fish and birds
A massive oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled beaches and forced cancellation of a popular air show as authorities raced to minimize the ecological damage. Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley tweeted Sunday that oil had begun washing