CountyofSB.org Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Sheriff’s Office is reporting five additional staff and nine additional inmates as being COVID-19 positive. One member of our professional staff, three Deputies and one Custody Deputy have been found to be COVID-19 positive. This brings the total number of Sheriff’s employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 to 111, with 101 having recovered and returned to work.
The Main Jail is reporting nine additional inmates towards the total number of inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19. Due to recoveries and releases, the total number of active cases today is 35, a difference of three since our last press release.
| Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Main Jail COVID-19 Related Cases | |||
| Positive Upon Intake | Contracted Within Facility | Total Cases | |
| Active Cases Medically Monitored/ Treated | 3 | 32 | 35 |
| Recovered | 13 | 114 | 127 |
| Released from Custody | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| Deceased | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 34 | 162 | 196 |