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The City of Goleta is sharing two new important developments from the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department on COVID-19. Additional information on COVID-19 is available here on the City's website.
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Additional Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Santa Barbara County
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Additional Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Santa Barbara County
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (PHD) is confirming five (5) more positive cases of COVID-19 in the county, in addition to case #3, shared Wednesday evening. This makes eight (8) total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County at this time.
- Case #3—in their 60s, resides in North County, and is a family member of case #1.
- Case #4—in their 20s and resides in South County
- Case #5—in their 50s and resides in South County
- Case #6—in their 30s and resides in North County
- Case #7—in their 30s and resides in North County
- Case #8—in their 50s and resides in South County
PHD is taking steps to identify persons who may have had close contact with these people, including friends, family members, or health care professionals. PHD is conducting a thorough investigation to determine how the latest five cases contracted COVID-19.
Mandated social distancing measures are in place to slow the spread of the virus. All large nonessential professional, social, and community gatherings should be postponed or cancelled, and smaller gatherings should be modified to allow for at least six feet of space between participants.
“We are urging our community to stay home when they are sick and practice consistent social distancing practices, shared Van Do-Reynoso, Public Health Director for Santa
Barbara County. “It is critical that we all take the necessary steps to slow the spread of this illness in our community.”
Community members are reminded to take measures to prevent the spread of respiratory illness:
- Wash your hands with soap and water
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick
- Stay away from people if you become sick with respiratory symptoms like fever and cough
- Keep surfaces clean by wiping them down with a household disinfectant
Stay Connected:
Santa Barbara County Public Health: www.PublicHealthSBC.org, Twitter, and Facebook
County of Santa Barbara: www.CountyofSB.org, Twitter, Facebook
County Information Line: (833) 688-5551, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
2-1-1 Call Center: Dial 211 or outside the area, call (800) 400-1572
Recorded Information Line: (805) 681-4373
Behavioral Wellness 24/7 Access Line: (888) 868-1649
Health Officer Order No. 2020-2
County of Santa Barbara Hospitals & Licensed Residential Facilties
Effective Date: March 19, 2020
On March 12, 2020, the County of Santa Barbara declared a local emergency and a local health emergency in relation to the arrival of a novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the community. Our precautions since issuance of that Order and what we do over the next few days and weeks will determine how well we weather this emergency.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises us that COVID-19 spreads easily from person to person and has issued guidelines recommending that the public adopt policies and routines to enable social distancing wherever possible.
COVID-19 places residents at hospitals and licensed residential facilities at high risk, especially given that visitors to such facilities may have the virus but may not have symptoms or may have mild symptoms. Such visitors can easily pass the virus on to vulnerable residents. Because of this risk, and the need to protect these most vulnerable members of the community, this Order restricts Visitors and Non-Essential Personnel from those facilities. This Order applies to the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County of Santa Barbara and shall be effective until 11:59 p.m. on April 21, 2020, or until it is earlier rescinded, superseded, or amended by the Health Officer or by the State Public Health Officer, in writing.
This Order restricts Visitors and Non-Essential Personnel from hospitals and types of licensed residential facilities listed in Section 11.
Click here to read the entire Health Order.
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