COVID-19

The Santa Barbara County Probation Department reported that a youth housed in the Santa Maria Juvenile Hall tested positive for COVID-19.

The Public Health Department reports 1,303 new COVID-19 cases over the holiday weekend from Friday through Monday.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office reports two additional staff and five inmates, and one released inmate were found to be COVID-19 positive.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports 396 new cases of COVID-19 on the final day of 2020.

The data could not be clearer. Simply stated, COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County is at record high levels.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office reports four additional staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

Dr. Henning Ansorg advises the community to stay home and stay safe for the upcoming holiday.

State officials announced Tuesday the Southern California regional stay-at-home order will be extended until mid-January.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Santa Barbara County as intensive care unit capacity decreases.

Two additional Sheriff's staff members tested positive for COVID-19 and the COVID-19 positive inmate population is down to five.

Southern California’s ten local Health Departments send an urgent holiday message to stay home and stay safe.

The Public Health Department reports 221 new COVID-19 cases within Santa Barbara County.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is reporting five new staff members and three county jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19.

Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg clarified the meaning of "underlying health conditions" as the Public Health Department reported two new COVID-19 deaths.

The Public Health Department provides tips on how to say no to holiday gatherings this year.

The Public Health Department reports 565 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death between Saturday and Monday.

With the addition of UC Santa Barbara campus’s new CLIA-certified lab, the COVID surveillance testing team is running 4,000 tests per week.

The Public Health Department provides tips on how to celebrate the holidays while coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public Health officials announced the county's first pediatric death on Friday due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cottage Health received the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital with 1,950 doses

[Update]: Two Custody Deputies have been found to be positive for COVID-19 and three COVID-19 positive inmates were booked into custody.

The Public Health Department announced the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Santa Barbara County as daily case counts continue to rise.

Health care workers at Marian Regional Medical Center are among the first in Santa Barbara County to receive the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine.

Supervisor Peter Adam attended his last Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday but not without a tense exchange with Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg over COVID-19 data.

Santa Barbara County is reporting the highest daily case count of COVID-19, with 360 new positive cases on Monday.

Five Sheriff's Custody Deputies, a Sheriff’s Deputy, and a member of the Sheriff's Office professional staff have tested positive for COVID-19.

The City of Goleta took additional steps last week to provide COVID-19 relief in light of the current Regional Stay-at-Home Order which mandated the closure of many businesses and limited the operation of others.

Santa Barbara County racked up 960 new COVID-19 cases within the past week as officials plead with residents to stop gathering.

The Public Health Department announces a new digital tool called CA Notify, will help reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and be available to smartphone users. 

A UC Santa Barbara dining commons is reporting four COVID-19 positive cases.