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It will integrate whole-person care in outpatient services by integrating the eight dimensions of wellness in departmental programming practices and developing outreach materials targeted to unserved and underserved groups, according to Chris Ribeiro, deputy director of the department.
The Public Health Department has had “all hands on deck” every single day as it responds to and guides the community through the novel pandemic, Public Health Director Van Do-Reynoso said. The pandemic has offered the department the center stage to demonstrate its capacity to protect the health of the community, especially the vulnerable community members, Do-Reynoso said.
By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
April 10, 2021
| 8:24 p.m.
Santa Barbara County Public Health officials on Saturday reported 110 new cases of COVID-19; however, only 33 were new cases counted within this week’s case count.
A backlog of cases from January and February have been reported in the daily totals for the past two days, making for a daily case count higher than 100 on Friday and Saturday. However, the old cases should not impact the county’s case rate used to determine tier status, Public Health Director Van Do-Reynoso said.
There are 173 active cases throughout the county.
There have been 361 new cases reported during the past seven days, averaging 51.6 new cases per day. That is nearly a 40% increase from the week prior when the county was reporting an average of a little more than 37 new cases per day, according to Noozhawk’s data tracking.
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“If you had your shot, please talk to your friends and neighbors about your experience with the vaccine,” he said. “Please encourage them to follow your example. Our vaccines are very safe, and adverse reactions are short-lived, quite manageable and well worth the protection we gain through the shot.”
To date, Public Health has used nearly 84% of the 222,910 vaccine doses received from the federal and state governments, according to Do-Reynoso. The remaining vaccines are committed to upcoming appointments, she added.
Public Health is estimating to deliver 9,930 vaccine doses into the arms of community members at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort mass vaccination clinic that opens Monday, according to Do-Reynoso. Of those, 7,530 will be first doses.
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