Santa Barbara Co. reports record number of new COVID-19 cases
and last updated 2020-12-14 20:22:02-05
Santa Barbara County added 696 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, bringing the county s total to 13,557 confirmed cases as of December 14.
The 360 cases reported on Monday mark the highest single-day case count in Santa Barbara County since the start of the pandemic. The second-highest daily case count was 310 cases reported on May 8.
Another 191 cases were added on Saturday and 145 cases were added on Sunday.
County Public Health officials say the surge in cases comes just over two weeks after the Thanksgiving holiday and is directly related to gatherings of family and friends.
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