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Two New COVID-19 Related Deaths Reported On Central, South Coasts

Regional total now at 1721

Two new COVID-19 related deaths have been reported on the Central and South Coasts.

The latest deaths were both in Ventura County. The county has now had 1011 deaths, Santa Barbara County is at 450, and San Luis Obispo County 260. The region has had 1721 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

79 new cases of the virus were reported in the Tri-Counties Thursday. Ventura County had 36, Santa Barbara County 15, and San Luis Obispo County 28.

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.