Santa Barbara Co. reports 181 new cases, 5 more deaths
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
COVID-19
Posted at 4:36 PM, Feb 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-02 19:41:19-05
Santa Barbara County added 181 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the county s total to 29,009 confirmed cases as of February 2.
The county is also reporting five more COVID-19 related deaths. To date, there have been 303 total deaths attributed to the virus in Santa Barbara County.
Health officials say 161 people are currently hospitalized; 27,452 people have recovered.
The Public Health Department reports that 65 of the county s 76 staffed ICU beds are currently occupied. Forty-eight of them are taken by COVID-19 patients. Ten ICU surge beds are in use.