30 additional COVID-19 related deaths reported on Central, South Coasts since mid-week

KCLU | By Lance Orozco

Published February 18, 2022 at 4:32 PM PST

The Omicron variant has surfaced on the Central and South Coasts for the first time, with a case in Ventura County. — The COVID-19 surge is easing on the Central and South Coasts, but the death toll related to the virus is still mounting.

Ventura County reporting 17 deaths since Wednesday.

The new COVID-19 case count continues to drop on the Central and South Coasts, but there is still one very concerning statistic in the region.

It’s the number of COVID-19 related deaths. There have been 30 in the region since mid-week.

Ventura County has had 17 since Wednesday. San Luis Obispo County has had eight since Tuesday. And, Santa Barbara County reported five additional deaths Friday.

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Lance Orozco

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.

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