Santa Barbara County is reporting the death of another person who tested positive for COVID-19.
Health officials say the patient was over the age of 70, had underlying health conditions, and lived in a congregate-care facility in Santa Maria that is experiencing an outbreak.
The county also added 23 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the county's total to 9,560 confirmed cases as of October 16.
Nineteen people are hospitalized, including six patients who are in the ICU.
Health officials say 9,329 people have recovered.
Santa Barbara County has had 119 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Santa Maria - 4,073
- Santa Barbara - 1,257
- Lompoc federal prison - 1,026
- Lompoc - 899
- Guadalupe and North County unincorporated areas (Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama) - 444
- Orcutt - 351
- Goleta - 270
- Isla Vista - 269
- Unincorporated Goleta Valley and Gaviota - 214
- Carpinteria and South County unincorporated areas (Montecito, Summerland) - 207
- Santa Ynez Valley (Solvang, Buellton, Santa Ynez, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Ballard) - 176
The location of an additional 374 cases is listed as "pending."
Three free coronavirus testing sites are available to the community in Santa Maria, Buellton, and Goleta.
A pop-up testing clinic will be open October 23-24 and November 6-7 in Isla Vista.
Appointments are required at all locations. Click here or call 888-634-1123 to make an appointment.
For more information on the county's COVID-19 response, visit publichealthsbc.org.