In October, it dipped to 12.1 percent, but still far outpaced those of the state (2 percent) and nation (5.7 percent).

The new cases were reported after laboratories processed 164 samples with a test-positivity rate of 3.7 percent. After recording a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent in July - the highest for any month since the pandemic began - the rate in Humboldt County jumped to 15.9 percent in August and 15.2 percent in September. The CDC is expected to make a formal recommendation within days and the California Department of Public Health expects to roll out vaccines to this age group later this week. The county also reported that an advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously today to recommend a pediatric dose of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 years old under the emergency use authorization issued by the Food and Drug Administration last week. The new hospitalizations included a resident in their 30s, another in their 40s, two in their 60s and one over the age of 80, according to Public Health. Humboldt County Public Health reported five new COVID-19 hospitalizations today, while also confirming six new cases of the virus - though five previously reported cases were removed from the county's tall.

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