Masks Off in Santa Barbara for the Vaccinated
New health officer order to parallel state decision as of February 16.
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New health officer order to parallel state decision as of February 16.
When the supervisors were asked to extend the state of emergency declaration for COVID, supervisors Bob Nelson and Steve Lavagnino, both representing North County districts, voted no.
Most of the 262 positive cases at the Main Jail have fully recovered or have been released.
S.B. County is still in the red zone for high levels of community transmission.
Demand outstrips availability within a few hours as hundreds line up at drive-in theater.
Though the number of cases indicates Omicron is in retreat in Santa Barbara County, hospitalizations remain high.
Over 10,000 at-home kits will be available at the drive-thru distribution on Saturday, February 5.
The rally was sparked by the recent death of Jonathan Paul Thomas at Santa Barbara’s Main Jail.
Six inmates test positive for COVID-19 days after being transferred to the brand-new facility.
The county is sending free masks to all public, private, and charter schools to combat the surge of the Omicron variant.