Second COVID-19 case reported in Santa Barbara County
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Santa Barbara County Health officials have confirmed a second case of the novel coronavirus in the county.
Santa Barbara County Health Director Van Do-Reynoso announced the second case during a Board of Supervisors meeting in Santa Maria Tuesday morning.
Do-Reynoso said the person is a north county resident in their 50s who does not have any underlying health conditions.
The Santa Barbara County Health department received the information Monday night at 10:30 p.m., then crews went out to investigate.
They believe it is a close contact transmission, as the person has not traveled outside of the country. It is believed that this person contracted the virus by coming in contact with a person who has the virus in San Luis Obispo County.
Public health is working to identify anyone who may have been in close contact with this person. Those people will be monitored and may be tested for COVID-19, if deemed necessary.
The individual is currently in isolation and being monitored at home.
The latest confirmed case comes after the county's first instance of COVID-19 earlier this week. That person is in their 60s and lives in north Santa Barbara County. These two people have not had contact with each other.
For more information about COVID-19 and SB County Public Health's response, please visit www.publichealthsbc.org
