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By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue  January 22, 2021 | 6:53 p.m. Santa Barbara County appears to have passed its explosive winter peak of COVID-19 case rates and testing positivity, Public Health officials said Friday at their weekly COVID briefing. But they warned that the community should not become complacent, noting that the number of deaths remains high — including 11 announced on Friday. “This is really encouraging news,” Public Health Director V...

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By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue  January 13, 2021 | 5:59 p.m. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in Santa Barbara County, Public Health officials reported an additional 535 cases on Wednesday, along with seven new deaths and a record-breaking 199 hospitalizations. All of those who died were people over the age of 70 who had underlying health conditions, and four were associated with an outbreak at congregate facilities, according to Public Health. ...

We are getting ready for our discussion on revised report by the Committee Of Experts On the Non Personal Data Governance Framework. MediaNama is hosting the session online on Friday (January 15), with a curated and invite-only audience of policymakers, lawyers, businesses, technology professionals, and researchers.  Registrations will close shortly, but you can still apply to attend here. The Committee of Experts — which is accepting comments until January 27, 2021 — has defined parame...

Santa Barbara County Reports 8 More Deaths, Record-High 211 COVID-19 Patients in Hospitals Public Health director says case numbers are expected to keep rising through January because of holiday-related travel and gatherings Santa Barbara County Public Health Director Van Do-Reynoso, seen at a December briefing, told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the number of daily COVID-19 cases is expected to keep rising through January because of holiday-related travel and gatherings. (Brooke Hol...

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Housing and Development Newsletter The unincorporated areas of North County and Orcutt each reported 37 new cases. There were 22 new cases in the Santa Ynez Valley, 20 in the Montecito-Carpinteria Summerland area, and 14 in the unincorporated area of the Goleta Valley and Gaviota. Isla Vista reported seven new cases, and 36 cases were still pending geographic locations. There have been 19,953 confirmed cases in the county since the pandemic began. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office on...

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The countys adjusted ICU availability rate drops to 0%, and hospitals have started using surge beds; 341 new cases and seven more deaths are reported

Today is Friday, Dec. 18. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Healthcare Workers Get COVID-19 Vaccine:  Holy Cross Health will begin to vaccinate its front line workers with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine today. Adventist HealthCare vaccinated its first frontline healthcare workers on Thursday. Click here to learn more. 2. COVID-19 Vaccine Locally: The COVID-19 vaccine will play a crucial role in helping end the pandemic. As of December 15, 2020, the first doses of the COVID-1...