Santa Ynez and other towns across California are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Santa Ynez, CA community.

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California COVID-19 Cases

California New Coronavirus Cases:
California Total Coronavirus Cases: 12,275,995
California New Coronavirus Deaths:
California Total Coronavirus Deaths: 102,958
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Santa Ynez

COVID-19 cases rise as Santa Barbara County placed on state 'watch list'

2020 Santa Barbara County officials are deeply concerned about the county's rising rate of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations over the last week, with the county now on the California Department ... More info »

Santa Maria Times - 06/18/2020 12:00pm

Santa Barbara County ends masking mandate as COVID-19 infections drop

Mike Hodgson mhodgson@santamariatimes.com Feb 16, 2022 Feb 16, 2022 Updated Mar 16, 2022 With the COVID-19 case rate plummeting, Santa Barbara County joined the state in ending indoor mask ... More info »

Santa Maria Times - 02/15/2022 10:00am

Santa Barbara Unified Campuses Report 25 Student COVID-19 Cases in April, Highest to Date | COVID-19 | Noozhawk

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Noozhawk - 04/26/2021 08:10am

Santa Barbara County not mandating masks although COVID-19 cases rising

Mike Hodgson mhodgson@santamariatimes.com Jul 28, 2022 Jul 28, 2022 Updated Aug 2, 2022 Although COVID-19 cases are rising in Santa Barbara County as the highly transmissible BA.5 variant has ... More info »

Lompoc Record - 07/27/2022 12:00pm

UC Santa Barbara scales back reopening plans, citing Covid-19 infections among students

UC Santa Barbara will hold almost all classes remotely this fall and severely limit on-campus housing, becoming the latest campus in the University of California system to scale back its plans for the ... More info »

EdSource - 08/31/2020 12:01pm

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