Del Norte County has its first hospitalization due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. According to Kymmie Scott, county emergency services manager, the only information available at this time is that the patient is a middle-aged male who was hospitalized specifically due to the coronavirus, not due to an underlying condition. Scott did not know when or how the patient contracted the coronavirus. #placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Prior to this latest case, the most recent case was reported on June 16. According to the Del Norte County’s COVID-19 Information Hub (www.covid19.dnco.org), as of 9:25 a.m. Tuesday, there are now two active cases in the county. The case reported June 16 appears to be the second currently active case and did not require hospitalization. A total of 2,392 tests have been administered, 49 cases were confirmed and 47 are inactive, or recovered. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });