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Del Norte reports six new confirmed COVID-19 cases today
The first new cases of COVID-19 in Del Norte County since Monday were reported just before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 96 — eight of which are active. One person is currently hospitalized.
The six new positive cases reported to Public Health today included three related to travel outside the county or travelers coming into Del Norte County. The report was not more specific.
Two cases were linked to known positive cases and one case is still under investigation.
Note: These cases were reported after our daily 6 p.m. update.
Other data released with the report includes:
New confirmed COVID-19 cases: 6
Current Hospitalizations: 1
Total tests: 4798
Total confirmed cases: 96
Total active cases: 8
Total inactive cases: 88
Total hospitalizations: 3
Total deaths: 0
Transmission
Contact to a Known Case: 50 cases (52%)
Travel-Acquired: 8 cases (8%)
Community Transmission: 37 cases (39%)
Under Investigation: 1 cases (0%)
Gender
Males: 53 cases (55%)
Females: 43 cases (45%)
Age Range
0-17 years: 20 cases (21%)
18-49 years: 54 cases (56%)
50-64 years: 16 cases (17%)
65+ years: 6 cases (6%)
Mean Age: 36
Symptomatic Cases: 50 cases (53%)
Asymptomatic Cases: 45 cases (47%)
Passive Case Finding: 52 cases (54%)
Active Case Finding: 44 cases (46%)
For more information about these numbers please visit our COVID-19 Website at http://www.covid19.dnco.org