To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Update on Local Conditions Surrounding COVID-19
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a written report from Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health and the Humboldt County Health Officer regarding the current status of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Humboldt County.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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DISCUSSION:
On March 17, 2020, your Board received an update from DHHS regarding the then-current status of COVID-19 pandemic in Humboldt County, and ratified a resolution declaring the existence of a local emergency related to the virus. Subsequently, the Humboldt County Health Officer issued a shelter-in-place order throughout the county, and Governor Gavin Newsom issued a similar order throughout the state in order to slow the spread of the virus, developing a color-coded Blueprint for a Safer Economy tier system, denoting certain restrictions based on case metrics in fall of 2020.
Since March 17, 2020, DHHS - Public Health, the Health Officer and other county staff have provided biweekly updates surrounding COVID-19 data and related activities via Special Presentation to your Board and the community. On June 15, 2021 Governor Newsom retired the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, removing all restrictions as COVID-19 spread had significantly slowed and with availability of the COVID-19 vaccine. Now that COVID-19 is less of a threat to our medical infrastructure and community businesses and county offices are returning to more normal activities, DHHS - Public Health staff and/or the Humboldt County Health Officer will provide updates to your Board and the community via written biweekly reports until this frequency is reviewed by your Board or the Chair of the Board.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:
This action supports your Board’s Strategic Framework by creating opportunities for improved safety and health and protecting vulnerable populations.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
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ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Board Discretion
ATTACHMENTS:
Written COVID-19 Report
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Board Order No.: K1
Meeting of: March 17, 2020
File No.: 21-965, 20-358