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Santa Barbara County had nearly 3,900 new cases since Friday; Ventura County's next update expected Wednesday.
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4,600+ additional cases reported in the Tri-Counties since Wednesday.
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Ventura County's latest two day total tops 2800 new cases.
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Masks received by Ventura County Office of Education will be distributed to school districts for voluntary use by students and staff.
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Public Health officials in region say it's by far the dominant COVID-19 variant in region, at 95% in one county.
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Ventura County has total of 1,699 cases Wednesday through Friday; Santa Barbara County has 1,137 one day total reported on Friday.
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Doctors say people who don't need emergency care are showing up at ER's anyway over virus concerns.
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Santa Barbara County has more than 500 new cases, and San Luis Obispo County tops 100.
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Thanksgiving may be powering the recent spike, with Christmas starting to kick in and New Year's yet to come.
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119 inmates test positive at Santa Barbara County's Main Jail. Spike at Ventura County Jail leads to shutdown of in-person visitation.