Six Coronavirus Patients in Intensive Care Unit

It seems clear you have a limited understanding of what's going on and are scared spitless. Quite understandable under the circumstances. But please don't panic. Knowing where in the county the infection is popping up isn't going to help you regain control of your current situation. Given that there are barely any tests to be had assume everyone is an asymptomatic carrier. And unless one of these carriers coughs or sneezes on you (remember they are asymptomatic so no way of knowing if they are infected or not) and you are within 6 ft of them you're NOT going to be contaminated. Just keep washing your hands after going out and don't touch your face if you do. Knowing where in the county the sick people are doesn't change your situation, or level of fear. Only you can do that. And until tests are available for EVERYONE (as Trump lied they would be) there is no way of knowing who's a carrier and who isn't.

And, a person can be contaminated AFTER they are tested. A test is only good for that exact moment in time.

Everbody knows the basic tricks dealing with virus, hand washing, etc. There is no need for the to repeat 10000 times. That's not what counts as their main job, How about coordinating with the cottage hospital, get accurate idea of spread, get testing quicker, ... PHD Santa Barbara is doing a poor job. New leadership is needed before its too late. Act now. They are not pushing enough, trying harder enough to get testing faster and more efficient. The statistics is a joke and they know it is but don't feel ashamed to toss it out there, because they think they are doing a job. Shame on them!

PHD is shockingly secret despite the daily brief. What for? waste of time if you cannot do your job well and make stupid decisions. The decision not to release location info early on alone tells a lot about their backward thinking. They failed to understand what qualifies for a pandemic. Santa Barbara needs better people there to handle this before its too late. There are no more excuses.

Have you SEEN the replies from some people on here? Or looked at some of the live webcams that are out? Or Instagram? PLENTY of people, and YOUNG people out and about.

Get real. No "checking of privilege" needed. It is a problem. STAY IN YOUR GOSH DARN MOTHER TRUCKING HOMES!!!!!

I'm out and about only when I need to go to work (we're critical infrastructure), buy food, or get exercise. It's amazing how many people are buying cheap tickets to the Caribbean, Florida, Hawaii, etc. Many will just bring back the virus to their home towns.

I had to go to the grocery store and drove around a bit downtown to see what was happening as I was curious and haven't left the house in a week. I was surprised to see how many people are still out and about, sometimes hanging out in groups of 4 - 5 talking, families eating ice cream sitting together around tables, etc etc. You can read other stories of people still having their kids play on playgrounds, the list goes on. A lot of people are not taking it seriously enough.

I think people are taking it very seriously. I have been driving to work every day, doing errands (buying groceries, doing laundry--yes, some of us have to go to the laundrette, etc.), riding my bike in Santa Barbara and Goleta with my daughter, and going for walks on the beaches. State Street is deserted, the playgrounds are closed with caution tape, and people are observing social distancing rules. Occasionally, you will see married couples and families together, but if they're living under one roof, sharing beds, etc., of course they're going to be in closer contact. My observations differ completely from some of the hysterical comments on here, which seem to be based on what someone has "read about" or seen on Instagram.

I walk near the rose garden every day with my dog and it seems to be a meeting place for teens - big groups.

Address me directly, LOOSECANNON. No need to be coy. We'll see how the numbers are in a week or so, and then you'll be eating your words. The bottom line is that people ARE out, doing things that aren't "essential" And a lot of it has to do with the fact that young people (myself included) haven't ever had an EXISTENTIAL threat to their way of life before (World Wars, Vietnam, etc). So they're handling this siutation with typical American arrogance; That we can do what we want, when we want, how we want. Sorry, but viruses don't discriminate, nor do they assign privilege. Whether you're on Skid Row or the PM of the UK, you can catch this, and your chances of getting really sick or dying is appreciable. Pull your head outta your 4th point of contact, open your eyes to the reality of what's happening, AND STAY IN YOUR HOUSE UNLESS FOR CRITICAL STUFF!!!

yea people are not taking it seriously. i see groups of 5+ at he new dog park at de la vina and state. everyday. while i was buying parts for essential wok i saw people shopping like it was a normal day. buying trim handles for cabinets and landscape plants. my comments are not hysterical. they are spoken from physical observation.

X01660, I am in favor of social distancing, good hygiene, and responsible behaviour. I am a Gen Xer, and feel sorry for Millennials because you're collectively taking it on the chin. I see more gray-haired people nonchalantly walking around this town, oblivious of social distancing rules, than younger people. Some folk are just reacting to imagery of a bunch of twits in Fort Lauderdale frolicking on the beach. Thankfully, I do not see this kind of idiotic behaviour here. There are 4 Millennials living in the house next to me, and I know from interacting with them that they are responsible people. I am in favor of rational behaviour and social policies that make sense. We are told that it is acceptable, indeed even a positive thing, to exercise outdoors as long as we socially distance (exercise is good for mental health and physically boosts the immune system), yet the park service closes the entire Los Padres system, including the day use areas where picnic tables are 20 or 30 feet apart, while single-lane trails in the mountains, like Jesusita, Tunnel, Romero, etc., remain open, where it is impossible to maintain this distance. Why? It doesn't make sense. Sometimes it seems that social policies are being enacted for purely punitive reasons. There is also a huge class divide. What sort of sacrifices are wealthy people making, hunkered down in their McMansions, with big backyards, their fridges and pantries chocker-block with food they're hoarding? I live in a one-room studio, have a dorm-size fridge with a freezer compartment that holds a tray for 12 ice cubes, and I need to go out to do laundry because I don't have a washer-dryer where I live. People like me, and many are much worse off, don't need privileged people barking at them, nor do they deserve a punitive approach. KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.

You are entirely right about the class divide. The wealthy among us, (of which there are many here) are just fine. The rest of us need to go out every now and then to get supplies because our freezer is too small to stock and maybe we don't have laundry machines at home. It's a huge risk. As for milenials, I'm a Gen-Xer too, and driving past SBCC the other day I could see a bunch of kids partying down at the apartments just across the street. They were drinking and playing games and there were a bunch of them, NO social distancing, so yeah, it IS happening. Maybe they feel invincible still because they are young.

Nah. We still need to check privilege.

I'm a millennial, and lived in a van for 2 years while working 3 jobs. I'm not privileged or rich. What I am is someone who served in the military, has lived in a 3rd world country for a large part of my childhood, and who has perspective that MOST under 30's (who haven't suffered or gone without) dont. As in I had to move back in with my mother, to help her pay her mortgage in the form of rent. So when I see people freaking out because they can't buy 100 packs of toilet paper, complaining that they can't go get their weekly group latte, or are being told to do somethi g they dont like, I think back to when I didn't know when my next meal or shower would be. And the entitlement is super frustrating to deal with. Even you, LOOSECANNON, mentioned that you've gone bike riding with your daughter, and you went to the beach. So now you and your daughter are out, as are all the other people with their daughters. And that's the point. We need to minimize as much as possible. Stay home!!

X01660 - Glad to hear you're still hanging in there. I tried emailing you a while back, but suspect you were already gone from that venue. You and your mother keep safe and healthy!

Hawaii in enforcing a 14 day quarantine on EVERYONE going there. Visitors, and returning residents. Doesn’t sound like a great holiday. All the beaches are closed, and the police are watching.

I'm still alive! Take my email you have and switch it to @gmail.com. :)

Maybe that's why the stats on the County site show 20 y-o's, but living in group 2-400 sq. ft. apts. would isolate them as a group. Staying inside <together> would be like living in a submarine, so going out together would be like going out in a family group. no way to judge, so best not to.

Even nurses are taught to use lotion a lot, because of the extra hand washing. That’s because when the skin is dry it often cracks. Those cracks become an entryway for bacteria infection, and an additional area for a virus to hide. At least, after you get home, use lotion ;)

Thanks, that’s exactly what my wife told me tonight.

Neutrogena makes a "Norwegian Formula" hand cream easily portable, 2 oz. tube. Good for hands after use in very drying substances such as plaster, mud. It has the consistency of pipe paste but rubbed in, it's fine. Vasaline & gloves overnight help, too.

The victims deserve to recover in privacy and peace. The personal information of the victims shouldn’t be the source of your entertainment. What if you were one of them? Would you want some stranger prying about why you ended up in the hospital With this disease? Show some compassion, let them recover in privacy. How they got the virus simply does not matter.

Exactly Shasta

Actually Kruppe is right. As long as their name or other revealing info isn’t released, it’s ok

Kruppe. That’s really not your business unless you get sick

I am not advocating releasing private information. How hard is it to say:
Person 1 traveled from SF where he/she came in contact with a COVID carrier. 3 people associated with Person 1 are under observation in SB.

Facts and useful information can be presented without revealing identities.

So monitoring businesses around town, like calling to see if a gym answers their phone, is your business?

I didn’t say it was. I was just calling because I’d heard from someone that they were open

No matter how many times that is, it's not enough

Just trying to protect our community

I don’t see how reporting law violators makes me a busybody

For instance I just heard Montecito Barbers is still open as is Santa Barbara Gym and Fitness

In Los Angeles, they shut off the water and power of businesses that violate the law

Doesn’t surprise me a gym that’s open right now would have people coming to work out. Narcissism is a common trait among gym rats.

I hate narcissism