Friday COVID-19 update: Ventura County reaches sobering milestone of 1,000 deaths

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One thousand Ventura County residents have died from COVID-19 as of Friday, according to the latest public health update.

Three new deaths reported on Friday brought the county to the sobering milestone. The deaths involved a 65-year woman, a 76-year-old woman and a 94-year-old woman, county officials said.

Ventura County also recorded 44 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases recorded in the pandemic thus far to 80,230 cases.

Among nonfatal cases, Ventura County has 256 actively infectious cases, while 78,794 have recovered from the virus. There are currently 15 hospitalized cases of COVID-19, with three receiving treatment within intensive care units. The county processed 5,960 COVID-19 test results on Friday, bringing the total number of tests performed up to 1.33 million.

In terms of vaccinations, the county recorded 21,585 additional doses administered on Friday, bringing the total up to 561,155 doses. The data includes 351,361 first doses administered, which account for 51.7% of adults age 16 and older who are partially vaccinated, and 209,794 second doses, representing 34% of the same population.

Vaccines are open to all residents age 16 and older. Appointments can be made by visiting MyTurn.ca.gov. The next data update will be provided Monday. More information is available at www.vcrecovers.org.

Locations of new cases

Here are the locations of positive coronavirus cases in Ventura County, listed in descending order, including the 267 cases reported since last Friday:

• Oxnard: 32,072 (+61)
• Simi Valley: 10,502 (+40) 
• Ventura: 9,287 (+19)
• Thousand Oaks: 7,669 (+53; includes 2,669 for Newbury Park, +21)
• Santa Paula: 5,464 (+12)
• Camarillo: 4,981 (+38)
• Moorpark: 2,802 (+16)
• Fillmore: 2,632 (+11)
• Port Hueneme: 2,415 (+7)
• Ojai: 1,003 (-2)
• Oak Park: 402 (+2)
• Oak View: 372 (+5)
• Piru: 358 (+2)
• Somis: 251 (+4)
• Bell Canyon: 20 (-1)

Jeremy Childs is a breaking news and public safety reporter covering the night shift for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached by calling 805-437-0208 or emailing jeremy.childs@vcstar.com. You can also find him on Twitter @Jeremy_Childs.