Santa Bárbara – Southern County
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, California – Santa Barbara County Public Health reported 12 more coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, six of which occurred on Friday.
The county said nine of the individuals who died were over 70 years old. The other three were between 50 and 69 years old.
10 of the individuals suffered from underlying health problems and four were linked to an outbreak at a congregated health facility.
Below are the locations of each victim as released by public health:
- Four from the city of Santa Barbara and Mission Canyon area
- Tres de santa maria
- One of Goleta
- One of the Goleta unincorporated area
- Two from the Orcutt community
- One from Lompoc
The county said a death is considered coronavirus-related when the health department receives a death certificate that lists COVID-19 as the cause of death or a significant contributing factor to death. Sometimes the process can take several weeks to verify.
The county also reported 293 new cases on Saturday. 180 people are hospitalized, 57 of whom are in the ICU.
For a complete analysis of the COVID-19 cases in Santa Barbara County, click here.
Coronavirus / Health / Santa Maria – Lompoc – Northern County