Santa Barbara County reports the death of another person who tested positive for COVID-19.
Health officials say the individual was over the age of 70, had underlying health conditions, and lived in Santa Maria.
Santa Barbara County also reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total to 6,704 confirmed cases by the county on August 7.
Of the 198 active cases in the province, 84 people were hospitalized, including 29 patients who are in the ICU.
Health officials say 6,437 people have recovered, including 1,016 residents at the federal prison in Lompoc.
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Division of cases by location:
- Lompoc Federal Prison – 1,019
- Unincorporated Areas in Guadalupe and Northern County (Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama) – 269
- Unincorporated areas of Carpinteria and South County (Montecito, Summerland) – 156
- Unincorporated Goleta Valley and Gaviota – 116
- Santa Ynez Valley (Solvang, Buellton, Santa Ynez, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Ballard) – 75
The locations of an additional 239 cases are referred to as “pending.”
Officials with the province and city of Santa Barbara are urging people to avoid meetings this weekend as the Old Spanish Days Fiesta comes to an end.
Most of the events related to Fiesta were adapted to allow social distance if canceled, including the annual Sunday Cruiser Ride. However, officials are concerned that cyclists who plan to participate will do so in any case.
“Events like this start and end with meetings of people in close contact and can result in the transmission of COVID-19 by individuals who are not symptomatic but are in fact infected,” said Drs. Henning Ansorg, County Health Officer. “These assemblies pose a high risk for accelerated and widespread coronavirus infections and are therefore prohibited by order of a healthcare professional.”
Visit publichealthsbc.org for more information on the province’s COVID-19 response.
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