COVID-19

In recent weeks the highly infectious Omicron BA.5 subtype has been circulating broadly and is more transmissible but does generally not cause more severe illness.

UC Santa Barbara will offer free COVID-19 vaccines to young children at an event in July

The State Testing site at the Fairpark will be temporarily closed from July 8-16.

Report praises the County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recommends areas of improvement

Final Day of Community Vaccination at the Fairpark Will be June 29, 2022

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized for Emergency Use

The Santa Barbara County Community Data Dashboard will be transitioning to a new format utilizing data from the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) COVID-19 Dashboards beginning Friday, July 1.

[Update]: Sheriff’s Office Custody staff and Wellpath partners have identified a COVID outbreak in the Main Jail.

Testing locations being expanded so individuals can get tested, be seen by a provider, and receive a prescription for antiviral pills at one time

Due to a recent court ruling, the CDC's order requiring masks on public transportation and at public transportation hubs is no longer in effect.

COVID-19 Vaccines Remain Broadly Available at Local Clinics and Pharmacies

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the reinstatement of inmate visitation at the Main Jail.

All of the COVID-19 cases in the Main Jail outbreak have been cleared.

Masks Strongly Recommended but not Required

Presiding Judge Gustavo Lavayen has ordered that all persons entering court facilities in Santa Barbara County continue wearing approved masks.

[Update]: The Sheriff’s Office Main Jail have identified 15 additional COVID positive inmates and cleared 12 of the previously identified cases, leaving a remainder of 13 active cases.

The Santa Barbra County Office of Education is holding a vaccine clinic in Old Town Goleta this Friday, February 18 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Community West Bank.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department will rescind its Health Officer effective Wednesday, February 16, in alignment with the State’s Health Officer Order.

[Update]: Sheriff’s Office Custody staff and their Wellpath healthcare partners have cleared all the inmate Covid cases at the Northern Branch Jail.

As COVID-19 conditions continue to improve across California and the Omicron surge subsides, temporary measures the state had put in place will expire in the coming weeks.

The City of Goleta distributed over 10,000 free at-home COVID-19 test kits to residents on Saturday.

UC Santa Barbara scientists developed an app and lab kit that can turn your smartphone into a COVID-19 and flu virus detection test

The City of Goleta will distribute free COVID-19 Test Kits at the West Wind Drive-In Theatre on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has extended the Health Officer Order which requires the use of masks in indoor public settings.

UCSB campus continues partnership with Public Health through February to offer boosters to students, the Isla Vista community and other local residents

[Update]: The Sheriff’s Office Main Jail has identified 3 additional COVID cases related to the outbreak that began on December 8th.

UC Santa Barbara's multifaceted COVID-19 testing operation is a study in collaboration

Modeling studies and UCSB’s success in fending off classroom transmission of COVID prompt expectations of a safe return to campus

Test Kit Distribution Through Community Partners Beginning Soon

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests from the federal government.