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Santa Barbara Co. adds 233 new COVID-19 cases over three days

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Posted at 5:06 PM, Nov 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-25 07:38:02-05

Santa Barbara County added 233 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period, bringing the county's total to 11,166 confirmed cases as of November 24.

The numbers for Sunday and Monday were delayed and released Tuesday.

Twenty-one people are hospitalized, including five patients who are in the ICU. Health officials say 10,632 people have recovered.

Santa Barbara County reported two new deaths, bring the county’s total to 135 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Breakdown of cases by location:

  • Santa Maria - 4,520
  • Santa Barbara - 1516
  • Lompoc - 1,086
  • Lompoc federal prison - 1,027
  • Isla Vista - 515
  • Guadalupe and North County unincorporated areas (Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama) - 501
  • Orcutt - 478
  • Goleta - 345
  • Unincorporated Goleta Valley and Gaviota - 282
  • Carpinteria and South County unincorporated areas (Montecito, Summerland) - 278
  • Santa Ynez Valley (Solvang, Buellton, Santa Ynez, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Ballard) - 222

The location of an additional 396 cases is listed as "pending."

Three free coronavirus testing sites are open to the community in Santa Maria, Buellton, and Goleta.

Additional testing will be available at the Public Health Testing Site in Santa Maria on Wednesday, Nov. 25.

Appointments are required at all locations. Click here for information on how to make an appointment.

For more information on the county's COVID-19 response, visit publichealthsbc.org.