COVID-19

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is inviting community members to join the COVID-19 response through a variety of staff and volunteer opportunities.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports the ninth COVID-19 related death and eighteen additional cases.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Officials are confident the county will be ready for the next phase of reopening.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department confirms 12 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 526.

Governor Newsom announced some "low-risk" businesses will be eligible to reopen this coming Friday, with conditions.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports an additional six confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county, bringing the total to 514.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports an additional ten confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county. The total number of confirmed cases is 506 of which 389 have fully recovered.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports an additional eleven confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county on Thursday.

[Update]: Governor Gavin Newsom announced only the beaches in Orange County will close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reported its eighth COVID-19 related death as new testing centers plan to open throughout the county.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Santa Barbara City Council voted to require the public and employees to wear masks or face coverings in certain businesses.

Governor Gavin Newsom revealed his four-part plan to reopen California including a possibility for schools to start as earlier as July.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports an additional four confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county, bringing the total to 477.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports an additional 3 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county for a total of 471.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is reporting that a seventh person has died of COVID-19 related complications. There are now 469 confirmed cases in the county.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is reporting its sixth COVID-19 related death as the total confirmed cases reach 460.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department issued a "Stay Well at Home Order" Friday clarifying restrictions on essential businesses and allowing faith-based gatherings, golf, and more.

In an effort to prevent visitation surges and the spread of COVID-19, Santa Barbara County has announced that beach, park and trail vehicle access parking should they become too crowded.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports an additional 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county today. The total number of confirmed cases is 451.

California legislators are re-emphasizing the need for rapid action to provide medical care at the Lompoc U.S. Penitentiary amidst a COVID-19 outbreak.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports an additional 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county with a total of 440 confirmed cases.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is reporting that an additional person has died of COVID-19 making it the fifth death in the county.

Santa Barbara County lays out guidelines for a detailed plan to reopen the economy while the Public Health Department releases demographic data of the positive COVID-19 cases.

A non-congregate shelter has opened in the City of Santa Barbara for elderly and medically vulnerable persons experiencing homelessness who do not have the ability to practice physical distancing or self-isolate.

Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo led a press conference Monday afternoon to address neighborhood safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department confirms 22 new cases of COVID-19 with a total of 416 as of Monday.

An analytics firm is using cellphone location data to track how well counties are following social distancing guidelines.

SoCalGas and Southern California Edison are warning customers about COVID-19 related scams.

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is reporting 9 new cases of confirmed COVID-19 for a total of 394.

A UCSB Alert stated a positive COVID-19 visitor was in the Nanofabrication Lab in the Engineering Sciences Building last week.