Santa Barbara County Coronavirus News provides timely updates on local COVID-19 cases, vaccination rates, and health guidelines. We track developments that impact public health and daily life across the county.
Our coverage includes government announcements, safety measures, testing sites, and expert analysis to help residents stay informed and take necessary precautions. Stay connected to the latest pandemic updates affecting Santa Barbara communities.
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Read more...Santa Barbara County Health Aligns with CDPH Vaccine Recommendations edhat
Read more...Santa Barbara Is in the Middle of a Summer COVID Comeback The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Track Covid-19 in Santa Barbara County, California (Published 2024) The New York Times
Read more...Timeline of COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County Santa Maria Times
Read more...Pfizer COVID-19 boosters available to certain Santa Barbara County residents Santa Maria Times
Read more...Santa Barbara Bowl to Require Proof of COVID Vaccination or Negative Test for Entry The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Unvaccinated residents are driving the rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Santa Barbara County, Public Health Department officials said in an update on the pandemic delivered to ...
Read more...5 Counties, Including Last Southern California Holdout, Move Into Orange Tier Of State’s Covid Reopening Plan Deadline
Read more...New state vaccination metric could move many counties, including Santa Barbara, into the red tier by end of week KSBY News
Read more...Santa Barbara County Nears 400 Deaths from COVID The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Santa Barbara County opens up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 65 and older KSBY News
Read more...California reported its second-highest number of COVID-19 deaths Wednesday but also a dip in hospitalizations below 20,000 for the first time since Dec. 27. The total of 694 new deaths is second to ...
Read more...COVID-19 Surge Reported in I.V. Over Holiday Weekend as SB County Tops Highest Spread in California The Daily Nexus
Read more...Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo County seek to opt out of Southern California region, form new Central Coast region ABC7 Los Angeles
Read more...Santa Barbara County Joins Central Coast In Asking to Secede From Southern California COVID Region The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Stay-at-home order takes effect Sunday night in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo counties Santa Maria Times
Read more...COVID-19 hot spots revealed in Santa Barbara County data News Channel 3-12
Read more...Santa Barbara County COVID-19 metrics stable, state's climbing, nation's skyrocketing Santa Maria Times
Read more...Santa Barbara County’s unemployment rate still almost double normal Santa Maria Times
Read more...The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department this week reached the milestone of 150,000 COVID-19 tests conducted since the start of the pandemic, including those performed at state-run testing ...
Read more...Santa Barbara County moves into red tier, allowing more businesses to reopen indoors Santa Maria Times
Read more...Santa Barbara County Gets First ‘Red Report Card’ from State The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Santa Barbara County hits metrics to move into red tier but must stay there another week Santa Maria Times
Read more...Santa Barbara County Joins Housing for the Harvest The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...At least 47 inmates from Santa Barbara County among those released due to COVID-19 Santa Maria Times
Read more...Sears Site Identified as Possible COVID Surge Center The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Want a deep-fried Oreo? Here’s where you can find fair food this Fourth of July weekend San Luis Obispo Tribune
Read more...Impacts from regional beach closures expected in Santa Barbara County News Channel 3-12
Read more...One of Santa Barbara’s oldest streets is suddenly so popular it’s scary Los Angeles Times
Read more...Personal care industries forced to put reopenings on hold in Santa Barbara County News Channel 3-12
Read more...Bars, gyms, museums, hotels cleared to reopen Friday in Santa Barbara County Santa Maria Times
Read more...Santa Barbara Co. reports 30 new COVID-19 cases since Friday KSBY News
Read more...How To Hide a COVID-19 Hotspot? Pretend Prisoners Don’t Exist The Marshall Project
Read more...Lompoc Federal Prison responsible for 65% of COVID-19 cases in Santa Barbara County News Channel 3-12
Read more...Mrs. Wendy P. McCaw and Santa Barbara Supervisor Peter Adam Dismiss COVID-19 The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Pandemic Progress: Santa Barbara County Inching Toward Opening The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...When COVID-19 safety measures took affect, the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County launched the Safe Access to Food for Everyone (SAFE) Food Net initiative which provides healthy food to everyone in ...
Read more...Report: Governor Newsom to Order Statewide Beach Closure The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Lompoc Prison’s COVID-19 Crisis Threatens to Pop The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical facilities across the country have faced challenges stocking enough personal protection equipment such as masks, gloves, gowns and face shields.
Read more...Santa Barbara County’s Hispanic population has been hit harder by COVID-19 than other ethnic and racial groups, and about 30% of all the confirmed cases in the county are at the Lompoc Federal ...
Read more...Fifth Santa Barbara County resident dies from coronavirus San Luis Obispo Tribune
Read more...Fourth COVID-19 death reported in Santa Barbara County was Lompoc prison inmate Santa Maria Times
Read more...COVID-19 Hits Santa Barbara’s Main Jail The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Santa Barbara County Jail Releases 40 Low-Level Inmates The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Santa Barbara Zoo shares animal antics online during coronavirus shutdown San Luis Obispo Tribune
Read more...Coronavirus updates: Nurses plan protest, 15 healthcare employees test positive San Luis Obispo Tribune
Read more...Isla Vista Beaches Closed, No Deltopia Amid COVID Concerns The Santa Barbara Independent
Read more...Watchdog Organization Calls for Santa Barbara County Jail to Release Inmates The Santa Barbara Independent
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