COVID-19

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.

A Sheriff’s Deputy and a Custody Deputy have tested positive for COVID-19.

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to send a letter to the Governor asking to be removed from the Southern California region in the recent Stay at Home Order.

A non-sworn member of professional staff, a Custody Deputy and a Sheriff’s Deputy with unrelated exposures, have tested positive for COVID-19.

The state's lockdown orders will take effect for all of Southern California on Sunday at midnight.

Governor Newsom has enacted a new statewide stay-at-home order when regional areas experience low levels of hospital capacity. 

Santa Barbara County is making plans to distribute the COVID-19 vaccination within the next few weeks once it's available.

Cottage Health will offer a free, drive-thru flu vaccine clinic in Goleta near Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, on Saturday, December 5, from 8 am to 4 pm.

The Public Health Department reports Santa Barbara County reached 11,602 COVID-19 cases as of Monday.

The Public Health Department reports Santa Barbara County remains in the purple widespread COVID-19 tier.

The Public Health Department provides tips for safely celebrating Thanksgiving this year.

Dr. Ansorg urges people not to travel and to stay home in order to stay safe for the upcoming holiday.

A contract employee assigned to the Santa Barbara Probation Department’s Santa Maria Juvenile Hall has notified the Department they tested positive for COVID-19.

Santa Barbara County Health officials warn against gathering for Thanksgiving as the second wave of COVID-19 cases continues to rise.

UC Santa Barbara will continue with remote learning for the winter quarter and will offer some on-campus housing while ramping up testing.

Non-essential businesses and personal gatherings are prohibited between 10 PM and 5 AM beginning Saturday, November 21 at 10 PM.

SLO County health officials ask community members to avoid making a COVID-19 test appointment at a free clinic for travel-related reasons unless the individual has symptoms or believes they have been exposed to COVID-19. 

New data shows most of the local COVID-19 spikes are due to office spaces as County Supervisors debate closing indoor activities for places of worship.