Jessica Cejnar / Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 @ 6:21 p.m. / COVID-19
COVID-19 Update: Five New Cases Reported; No New Infections Among Pelican Bay State Prison Inmate Population
Five new COVID-19 cases were reported to the Del Norte Public Health Branch on Wednesday.
However, no new cases were reported among the inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison, according to the county's COVID-19 Information Hub.
There are currently 64 inmates with active disease, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's COVID-19 Population Tracking page.
From a Wednesday Public Health Branch news release:
Community CasesNew Confirmed Cases: 5New in Last 14 Days: 121 (12/2/2020 - 12/15/2020)Active Cases: 118Current Hospitalizations: 3Incarcerated CasesNew: 0Total: 99Case TotalsNew Confirmed: 5Tests: 11289Total Confirmed: 587Inactive: 469Total Hospitalizations: 13Deaths: 2GenderMales: 345 cases (59%)Females: 242 cases (41%)Age Range0-17 years: 77 cases (13%)18-49 years: 353 cases (60%)50-64 years: 119 cases (20%)65+ years: 38 cases (6%)Mean Age: 38For more information about these numbers please visit our COVID-19 Website at http://www.covid19.dnco.orgFor PBSP Incarcerated Cases https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/covid19/population-status-tracking/