AnonymousSource: Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (PHD) reports an additional 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the County today, bringing the total to 218 confirmed cases. This total includes thirty-seven health care workers.
Although most cases of COVID-19 exhibit mild or moderate symptoms, PHD recommends additional measures to prevent exposure among vulnerable people, including the elderly and those with underlying health conditions (such as diabetes, cancer, immunodeficiency, asthma, COPD and others). Public Health recommends that residents, especially those who are vulnerable:
Stay home except for essential tasks. Ensure you have a two-week supply of medication on hand.
When engaging in essential tasks away from home, remain 6 feet away from others and wear a facial covering
Wash your hands with soap and water regularly.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands
Avoid close contact with people who are sick
Keep surfaces clean by wiping them down with a household disinfectant
Information for the 26 new confirmed cases can be found below.
Ages of new confirmed cases reported:
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0-17 |
1 |
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18-29 |
3 |
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30-49 |
12 |
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50-69 |
8 |
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70+ |
2 |
Locations of new cases reported:
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For additional data on total confirmed cases please refer to https://publichealthsbc.org/.
Of the 218 cases to date, 83 are female, 134 are male, and 1 is unknown. One hundred-twenty people are recovering at home, 42 are recovering in a hospital,19 of whom are in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 51 have fully recovered, and three are pending an update. Two deaths have been reported.
Please visit Santa Barbara County’s coronavirus web page for other preparedness resources and updates at https://publichealthsbc.org/.
For general questions about COVID-19 and precautions currently recommended by Santa Barbara County Public Health, residents may call the county’s call center at (833) 688-5551.
Source: Cottage Health
Cottage Health Numbers
Below is a status update as of April 7, 2020.
· Cottage is caring for 127 patients; 246 beds remain available.
· In surge planning, capacity is identified for adding 270 acute care beds.
· Of the 127 patients, 12 patients are on ventilators; 48 ventilators remain available (adult, pediatric and neonatal ventilators)
· Of the 127 patients, 14 patients are in isolation for COVID-19 symptoms; 13 are confirmed COVID-19 positive.
· Of the 14 patients in isolation, 8 patients are in critical care.
· Cottage has collected 1,344 cumulative test samples: 101 resulted in positive, 1,157 resulted in negative, and 86 are pending
(click on the attached PDF for more data)
The surge seems to be happening in Santa Maria & Lompoc. Those two cities alone account for 114 cases from the dashboard. They need to take stay at home and social distancing seriously or else they will be ravaged by the virus.
Correct Shasta guy also keep in mind those people trek into our area and can come in contact with a SB resident which will then pay the potential for virus forward.
Who exactly “is used to” the economical damage? Most of the regular working-class people that I know are feeling the economical damage like never before. Not everyone is comfortably retired or can work from home with the same pay.
Just FYI every time someone gets tested it potentially affects the caregiver. Plus they waste their protective equipment for every test. If you’re sick isolate and if you need medical attention, there is an abundance of amazing caregivers here to help. No need to test for statistics at this point.
To who ever down voted my Shasta guy comment; Have a nice day and last I checked we can all express opinions and be supportive. It is very noticeable that the Corona Virus is straining on people we should be thankful our #’s are relatively low compared to other communities and that CHS is as prepared as they can be. Let’s pray and hope we don’t get a massive surge. It is concerning to have ER DOCS posting a letter to our community to make us aware that they have families too and are there to serve but request we all stay home for the time being to flatten the curve. Good night
OOPS – are you not practicing social distancing? If not, please do. If you don’t care about getting the virus, fine, but my elderly parents do. Don’t be ignorant AND selfish. Or, if you’re so adamant and proud about it, let us know where you’ll be out violating it so we can help you with a phone call……
12:41 PM: I wouldnt worry about “Accelerated development and High Density housing”. The markets are dead for a couple of years. There will be a tiny fraction of real estate transactions occurring in the coming months and possibly years, compared to the last decade. Development not already underway, will be put on hold. Most projects indefinitely. The US economy is going to take some time to get back up and running (12-24months) and the city of SB will take longer and be hit harder due to its reliance on tourism and service businesses. Not too mention its enormous public employment commitments, liabities and debt service.
No, YOU’RE the biggest hoax in America right now.
But first get measured for your pine box. We’ll engrave on your headstone “Died of Bullshit”
Which general said “we go to war with the army that we have, not the one we want”? Those are the test numbers we have. Triple them if that makes you think that is closer to reality. What’s interesting is the high numbers of negative results. The County site has 1,285 negative vs 218 positive. Cottage reports 1,157 negative vs 101 positive. Nominally 90% of those getting tested end up with a negative result (which is a positive thing). The only statistics I care about are when are all the ventilators occupied, and when are there so many patients at Cottage that all the hallways are lined up with people on gurneys?
90% of businesses in the County shut down because of 2 deaths.
Actually, they were shut down before the 2 deaths so the county wouldn’t replicate New York.
time to go back to work!!
Its definitely time to reopen life. This is bullshit
Yes bluehorseshoe!
Per the CDC deaths in 2017, not to mention the over 600,000 abortions …no shutdown of the US economy, no sheltering in place. This is the 2nd greatest hoax played on the American people.
•Heart disease: 647,457
•Cancer: 599,108
•Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936
•Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201
•Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383
•Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404
•Diabetes: 83,564
•Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,672
•Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 50,633
•Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,173
These stats are all just rubbish because there’s not enough testing.
OOPS – why would we go risk exposure? Do you think this is all a hoax or something? What we’re doing is working – look at the numbers! But, if we quit now, we lose our edge and put ourselves at risk. It’s not worth it.
They also have a tendency to be tightly packed, housing wise.
Gee, who knew. People in high incidence areas should stay home or be ravaged. Thanks for the warning.
The City is encouraging construction companies to get back to work with online applications and review boards (read: less public oversight). This is just what we need right now: Accelerated development and High Density housing.
How many of these conditions overwhelm hospital systems around the world ? ZERO. How many call for social distancing ? ZERO. How many leave entire hospitals only with patients of that disease ? ZERO. Your comment is absolutely wrong.
Absolutely not. You are very ignorant of the actual conditions of this disease if you believe that. The entire world is having to change the conditions in which we live but, yeah, go ahead…open up. Have you seen the overwhelmed hospital systems ? That is the issue
Very misinformed. We only have 2 deaths so far because we shut down.