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Two New Coronavirus Related Deaths Reported On Central, South Coasts

Two additional coronavirus related deaths are being reported on the Central and South Coasts.  Ventura County had an additional death Thursday, for a total of 159.  Santa Barbara County also added a death, for 118 overall.  San Luis Obispo County has had 32 deaths.

309 deaths have now been reported in the three counties.

106 new coronavirus cases were reported in the region, continuing the trend of lower numbers.  Ventura County had 50 additional cases, Santa Barbara County 20 and San Luis Obispo County 36. 

More than 27,000 cases have been documented in the three counties since the start of the pandemic.

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.