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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Office reports five additional employees and three inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday evening.
County Sheriff s say the employees include a Sheriff s Deputy, three Custody Deputies and a non-sworn employee.
The Sheriff s Deputy was said to have worked last on Thursday before they began to experience symptoms on Monday. They were tested and found to be positive with COVID-19 on the same day.
All three Custody Deputies tested positive on Sunday. One of the deputies last worked on Thursday and the other two last worked on Sunday.
All three were tested as part of the ongoing Sheriff s office surveillance testing.