Nine COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Two Days
By edhat staff
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (PHD) is reporting nine COVID-19 deaths within the county from Wednesday and Thursday.
On Wednesday there were three deaths. Two individuals were 50-69 years of age and one was 70+. One individual had underlying health conditions and two of the deaths were associated with an outbreak at a congregate care facility. All three individuals lived in the City of Santa Barbara.
Six deaths were reported on Thursday. Five individuals were 70+ years of age and one was 50-69 years old. All six had underlying health conditions and four deaths were associated with an outbreak at a congregate care site. Four individuals lived in the City of Santa Barbara, one lived in Lompoc and one was from Orcutt.
The county has experienced 407 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
There are currently 422 active cases. Of those, 83 are hospitalized including 19 in the intensive care unit.
Additional data can be found at https://publichealthsbc.org/status-reports/
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Feb 25, 2021 11:35 PMYou went along w "2 of 9 yikes" without reading article ==> ARTICLE READS: of the SIX on Thursday; All six had underlying health conditions <> of the THREE on Wed. 1 had underlying <> So it's 7 of 9 had underlying conditions.
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Feb 25, 2021 08:35 PMIt’s not surprising that congregate care facilities still have high numbers, as people there live in close proximity, and are likely already in less-than-robust health. I certainly hope that the situation will improve radically once all such residents are vaccinated. Very sad to be losing so many people.
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Feb 25, 2021 07:48 PMHere's the breakdown -
3 deaths were reported yesterday. One was from the week ending December 27, one from the week ending January 10, and one from the week ending January 31. The six that were reported today - two were from the week ending February 7, three were from the week ending February 14, and one from the week ending February 21.
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Feb 27, 2021 08:38 AMWhere do you find the death by date info? This seems important to understand context. Thanks!
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Feb 25, 2021 05:48 PMAgain, a significant percentage had no underlying health conditions. 2 of 9. Yikes.
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Feb 26, 2021 08:18 PMI had blood work done about 20 years ago... said I was border-line anemic. Knew that. Article came out today that 2/3 of all hospitalized had one or multiple health issues, diabetes, lung, heart, even liver issues. I know there have been many studies that show that those that end up with the worst symptoms, including death, have a severe deficiency of vitamin D3, which is related to sun exposure.... hmmm. Nursing homes, care facilities and access to outdoor sunlight.... might be a correlation.
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Feb 26, 2021 01:19 PMRANDY what are you on about? 2 of 9 with no underlying conditions is THE SAME THING as 7 of 9 with underlying conditions.
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Feb 26, 2021 11:53 AMcheck. Thanks.
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Feb 25, 2021 09:10 PMRandy, The person is correct in saying 2 of the 9 did NOT have underlying.
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Feb 25, 2021 07:25 PMof the SIX on Thursday; All six had underlying health conditions <> of the THREE on Wed. 1 had underlining <> You and Chemical need to read - it's 7 of 9 had underlying conditions.
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Feb 25, 2021 07:13 PMYes, it can take a long time to die. Depends on a bunch of factors. My friends brother hung on for months, then ultimately died. My friend's niece, who was only 26 years old and healthy, died in a couple weeks. A friend's mother on the East Coast who is elderly was touch and go for an amazingly long amount of time and actually survived but it remains to be seen if she can live long through the damage. A friend of a friend had a double lung transplant. She ended up in the hospital with it but actually was not intubated. There are way more people like her than many people are aware of. Another guy's family did a GoFundMe for the same reason...in his 40's, was in the hospital for a while but not intubated. Lung damage was so extensive that they told him he would die in months if he didn't get a lung transplant.
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Feb 25, 2021 07:05 PMYes, I wondered the same. On tonight's news several reports of national congregate facility death rates dipping due to vaccinations. Is this a long lag (ie; vaccinations started 6 weeks ago, but these folks were already ill) or due to vaccinations not being available locally for these facilities?
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Feb 25, 2021 06:20 PMNo underlying health conditions that they were aware of. Too many people go though much of their lives without regular physical exams and bloodwork. Things like diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol go undiagnosed for years and even decades for some people. One of the "no pre-existing" deaths was in a at a congregate care facility and you'd think that residents of such a facility would receive regular check-ups, but who knows.
What's really terrible is that 6 of 9 deaths were still from congregate care facilities. For a year we've heard our public health officials and politicians talking about our most vulnerable, yet these helpless people are still dying at an alarming rate. It's beyond ridiculous at this point.