Santa Barbara – Southern County
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, California – Santa Barbara County Public Health reported another 12 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, six of them Friday.
According to the province, nine of the people who died were older than 70 years. The other three were between the ages of 50 and 69.
10 of the individuals suffered from underlying health conditions and four were linked to an outbreak in a congregational care facility.
Below are the locations of each victim as released by the public health:
- Four from the city of Santa Barbara and Mission Canyon
- Three from Santa Maria
- One of Goleta
- One from the unincorporated area of Goleta
- Two from the Orcutt community
- One from Lompoc
The province said a death is considered coronavirus-related when the health department receives a death certificate citing COVID-19 as the cause of death or a major contributing factor to death. The process can sometimes take several weeks to verify.
The country also reported 293 new cases on Saturday. 180 people are admitted to the hospital, of which 57 are in the ICU.
Click here for a full listing of COVID-19 cases in Santa Barbara County.
Coronavirus / Health / Santa Maria – Lompoc – North County