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Confirmed Coronavirus Case Count On Central, South Coasts Tops 4000; Death Toll At 60

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the Central and South Coasts now tops 4000.

The current total is 4049.  Ventura County has 1,633, Santa Barbara County 2069, and San Luis Obispo County 347.  About half of the Santa Barbara county’s numbers are linked to the federal prison complex in Lompoc.

An additional coronavirus related death has been reported in the region, bring the total to 60.  Ventura County had the latest death.  The county has had 41 deaths overall.  Santa Barbara County has had 18, and San Luis Obispo County one.

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.