Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Sheriff’s Office is adding one additional staff member and two inmates to our total number of COVID-19, while reporting that our active cases for both inmates and staff have dropped to single digits. An additional member of our professional staff has been found to be COVID-19 positive, which brings the total number of Sheriff’s employees who have tested positive to 115, Only three employees remaining off duty for COVID-19.
Two additional inmates have been found to be COVID-19 positive upon intake and majority of the cases have recovered, leaving only four active cases at the Main Jail.
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 | 1 | 4 |
Recovered | 15 | 156 | 171 |
Released from Custody | 20 | 17 | 37 |
Deceased | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TOTAL | 39 | 174 | 213 |