Lassen County is seeking an uptick in COVID-19 community cases, with Lassen Cares reporting 70 known active cases in the Monday evening update.
As of the Aug. 9 update, there are 70 active cases in Lassen County, 2,222 recovered, three current hospitalizations and there have been 24 deaths: A total of 2,319 community cases.
Additionally, there have been 7,466 vaccine doses administered by Lassen County Public Health. This does not reflect the vaccines provided by other organizations in the area. The local public health department is still offering vaccines, and appointments can be made at myturn.ca.gov.
At the local correctional institutions, Lassen Cares reports there are 10 active cases, 2,025 recovered and two deaths at High Desert State Prison. Additionally, there are 0 active cases and 1,366 recovered cases at CCC, and 0 active and 235 recovered at FCI Herlong.
