Negative Test Results for Five UCSB Students Under Quarantine

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (PHD) has received the COVID-19 testing results for the five individuals recently placed under quarantine. All test results have come back negative. The five persons will remain in self-quarantine, in their residences until March 22, when the Health Officer Order will be lifted.
As a reminder, people under quarantine are healthy individuals that are known to have been exposed to someone with a potential communicable disease, in this case COVID-19. People under quarantine exhibiting symptoms will be tested for COVID-19.
Community members are reminded to continue practicing social distancing measures including limiting unnecessary outings, maintaining 6 feet of distance between people, and limiting gatherings involving those with higher risk for severe illness.
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (PHD) was alerted by a health care partner that multiple Isla Vista residents recently came into contact with someone in San Diego County that later tested positive for COVID-19.
Out of an abundance of caution, Dr. Henning Ansorg, Public Health Officer, has issued a mandatory quarantine for five individuals, which are known to be UCSB students. PHD is conducting testing for COVID-19 infection as needed and results will be shared, as they are known.
The PHD’s Disease Control & Prevention team is directing a very thorough investigation of all contacts of quarantined residents. All identified contacts of these individuals have been notified and are self-quarantined in their residences at this time. As a reminder, people under quarantine are healthy individuals that are known to have been exposed to someone with a potential communicable disease, in this case COVID-19. People under quarantine exhibiting symptoms will be tested for COVID-19.
No action needs to be taken by the general public at this time. Since the identified Isla Vista residents are under mandatory quarantine, they will not be allowed to leave their place of quarantine until the Health Officer order is lifted. PHD has been working swiftly to address the situation and continue to protect the health of local community members. Updates on this evolving situation will be shared as PHD knows them.
Community members are reminded to continue practicing social distancing measures including postponing and cancelling events with 250 people or more, maintaining 6 feet of distance between people and limiting gatherings involving those with higher risk for severe illness.
For parents and students needing information specific to the UCSB campus, please contact their call center at 805-893-3000.
For more information about COVID-19 and PHD’s response, please visit www.publichealthsbc.org or call the COVID-19 Call Center at (833) 688-5551 on Sunday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Mar 18, 2020 04:02 PMIs there some new info regarding the incubation period of SarsCoV2? I read it can take 2 to 14 days for symptoms to become evident. How many days of being infected before you test positive? Anyone know?>>>>>> Testing negative does not necessarily mean you do not have the virus. And . . . significantly: people who recover may also relapse. (USAToday; updated March 14, 2020)
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Mar 19, 2020 08:47 AMSo whats the point in testing if you distrust the test. Gezzus i mean look at this like a good thing, its a positive note in weeks worth if shit. Regardless of what usatoday says. Why would we test if the results didnt matter
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Mar 18, 2020 05:18 PMHmm..I think I remember Dr Fauci or somebody said something about needing sufficient replication time for the viral load to be detectable.
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Mar 18, 2020 04:37 PMFrom everything I've seen, there's no lag between being infected and testing positive--this virus is very effective at reproducing itself. Several articles say you can be shedding virus (contagious) as much as 5 days before showing symptoms--but I imagine it can be even longer in people who are asymptomatic. According to https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30195-X/fulltext "The maximum incubation period is assumed to be up to 14 days, whereas the median time from onset of symptoms to intensive care unit (ICU) admission is around 10 days.
Recently, WHO reported that the time between symptom onset and death ranged from about 2 weeks to 8 weeks." ... I've read that the median time between infection and death is 17 days. There are lots of numbers--including that one--and charts in https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
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Mar 18, 2020 04:03 PMUSAToday article: ----------------------------------https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/12/coronavirus-reader-questions-answered-symptoms-testing-elderly/5012457002/
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Mar 18, 2020 02:37 PMGreat news! Now when are we getting the results on the 96 or so tests that have been pending since at least yesterday?
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Mar 18, 2020 02:25 PM2:14 I would assume you got downvoted because so many people lie, exaggerate or spread false information that the people wanted to hear it from county officials before they believe it. It’s sad that we can’t trust one another but that’s my take on it. Anyway, this is awesome news!
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Mar 18, 2020 02:27 PMIf someone thinks something is a lie they should check it out for themselves. The comment clearly referenced Twitter and the name of the account on Twitter - anyone could have verified the info which was legit. Don't bother sharing anymore I'd say. Except for those you know personally. Good news.