Santa Barbara County Announces Second Death of Patient with COVID-19 - April 5, 2020

Santa Barbara County Announces Second Death of Patient with COVID-19

Six Additional Confirmed Cases Also Reported

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (PHD) is reporting that an additional resident has died of COVID-19. The person who died was in their 60s and had underlying health conditions. This ­South County resident was hospitalized and succumbed to their illness. As of today, there are 174 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

“Public Health shares our deepest condolences with the family and friends of this community member,” said Santa Barbara County Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg. “We continue to ask for the support of every resident as we move forward and get through this difficult time. Only with the help of every person in our community will we make a difference in slowing the spread of this virus.”

Community members are reminded to take measures to prevent the spread of respiratory illness:

• Stay home except for essential tasks
• When engaging in essential tasks away from home, remain 6 feet away from others
• 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
• Keep surfaces clean by wiping them down with a household disinfectant

Information for the six new confirmed cases can be found below.

Ages of new confirmed cases reported:

0-17	0
18-29	1
30-49	1
50-69	4
70+	0

Locations of new cases reported:

South County Unincorporated Area includes communities of Montecito, Summerland and the City of Carpinteria	1
City of Santa Barbara and the unincorporated area of Mission Canyon	0
City of Goleta	1
Community of Isla Vista	0
Unincorporated Area of the Goleta Valley and Gaviota	0
Santa Ynez Valley including the Cities of Solvang & Buellton, and the communities of Santa Ynez, Los Alamos, Los Olivos and Ballard	0
City of Lompoc and the communities of Mission Hills and Vandenberg Village	0
City of Santa Maria	4
Community of Orcutt	0
Unincorporated Areas of Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama, and the City of Guadalupe	0