County Coronavirus Cases Increase as Public Health Presents 16 Months of Pandemic Trends
Director Van Do-Reynoso gives last regular briefing to County Board of Supervisors as Public Health reports 120 new cases in previous week By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
July 13, 2021
| 4:25 p.m.
The number of new cases has been steadily increasing each week since reopening on June 15, with 120 new cases reported in the week ending Tuesday, according to Santa Barbara County Public Health.
Public Health reported 36 new positive cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, 18 cases on Sunday, 20 cases on Monday, and 16 cases on Tuesday.
Additionally, the number of cases still considered to be infectious nearly doubled since Friday, and there were 97 active cases throughout the community on Tuesday.
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The Public Health Department has completed 86 mobile clinics to vaccinate the harder-to-reach populations, Do-Reynoso said. The mobile clinics expanded to farmers markets, swap meets, open-air markets and grocery store parking lots, she added.
Public health orders will transition to recommendations as the Public Health Department will take on more of an advisory role, he added.
Employers still will be subject to California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) guidelines for mask and vaccine requirements for employees, Ansorg said. Cal/OSHA is discussing the new guidelines, which are expected to be finalized in late May or early June, he added.