One-on-one with Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg
Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg chatted with NewsChannel s Joe Buttitta about the county s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ansorg provided an update on vaccination efforts, local health metrics, and shed a light on what needs to happen for Santa Barbara County to proceed further into the state s reopening plan.
Dr. Ansorg s appearance is the latest in a weekly series of live interviews conducted every Thursday on NewsChannel 3 Midday.
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UCSB, Cottage Health Launch Research Projects to Track Coronavirus Variants in the Community
UC Santa Barbara researchers and Cottage Health have complementary research projects to track and better understand novel coronavirus variants in the community
UC Santa Barbara graduate student Zach Aralis uses equipment to sequence novel coronavirus samples as part of a research project to track virus variants in Santa Barbara County. (Jennifer Smith / UCSB photo ) By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
March 8, 2021
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UC Santa Barbara researchers and Cottage Health both recently launched research projects to analyze local novel coronavirus samples to track and better understand the threat of virus variants in the community.
Elementary schools across Santa Barbara County could re-open if the county gets the green light from the state
and last updated 2021-02-22 22:15:39-05
UPDATE - Monday evening, the Orcutt Union School District Board of Trustees approved a return to in-person learning for students in grades TK-6 for all schools in the district.
ORIGINAL STORY - With a drop in the number of COVID-19 cases, Santa Barbara County is on track to re-open elementary schools.
School districts all across Santa Barbara County are preparing and waiting for the green light from the county that will allow them to make a decision. For some school districts like Orcutt Union, their board of trustees is meeting Monday night to discuss whether to open once they get the go-ahead.
Restaurants prepare to welcome outdoor diners back
Tracy Lehr / NewsChannel 3-122
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - About an hour after hail fell on State Street in Santa Barbara, restaurant owners and workers got a delayed green light from the Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer, finally allowing outdoor dining.
Dr. Henning Ansorg said his health order will take effect on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 8 a.m.
Dr. Ansorg welcomed the change to the regional order, but said local COVID-19 case numbers remain high and ICU capacity is still very low.
The update puts local businesses back in the state s Purple Tier which allows outdoor dining with restrictions on the space between tables and the households allowed to sit together.
Courtesy of Cottage Hospital
Intensive care unit bed capacity is reaching a limit in Santa Barbara County, and health officials warn it may get worse.
“In light of our current situation, I am at a loss, said Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg this week. I honestly don’t know what to say anymore.
Ansorg said the county is seeing the results of Thanksgiving gatherings and called the situation dire as ICU capacity is now below 1% in Santa Barbara County.
He warns the situation may get worse, as the county will not know the impact of recent holiday behavior for a couple of weeks.