Housing and Development Newsletter
On Wednesday, the number of Santa Barbara County residents hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county and the total being cared for in intensive-care units smashed the all-time daily highs.
The Public Health Department said 129 confirmed COVID-19 patients were being treated in local hospitals, an increase from 127 the previous day. Of those, 35 people were in ICUs, the second consecutive time the daily record has been broken to date.
As of Wednesday, slightly more than 49% of the county’s ICU hospital beds were being occupied by COVID-19 patients. The county said its availability of ICU beds rose to 9.5%, an increase from 6.6% the previous day.