County of Ventura COVID-19 Update for Aug. 18 — Governor Declares Statewide Emergency Due to Fires, Extreme Weather Conditions

COVID-19 Update

There are 43 new cases today (16 (37.2%) of which have a lab collection from August 11th or earlier), 437 additional people tested, and 1 additional death of an 88 year old male with comorbidity. Current doubling time is 88.2 days.

Thank you Ventura County for wearing masks in public, social distancing and for not gathering! Your actions are making a difference. Your hard work is bringing the numbers down. We must stay diligent in following these protocols to keep the numbers down.

COVID-19 Testing Available – No cost. No appointment needed.

Week Day Drive Through Sites Monday through Friday 10 am to 7 pm

Moopark College, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark

Ford Dealership, 128 S. Hallock Drive, Santa Paula

Oxnard College, 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. The site is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Walk In Monday Through Friday 9 am to 6 pm

Ventura County Fairgrounds,10 W. Harbor Blvd in Ventura, Enter Gate 2.

Press Conference 8/19/20, 1pm. Live streamed on Facebook @CountyofVentura and at www.venturacountyrecovers.org.

Cooling Center Locations

Fillmore Active Adult Center

533 Santa Clara Street

Fillmore, CA

Open daily from 12pm-6pm

Santa Paula Community Center

530 W Main St

Santa Paula, CA

Open 8/18/20 – 8/21/20 from 12pm-5pm

Simi Valley Senior Center

3900 Avenida Simi

Simi Valley, CA

Open 8/18/20 Only from 3pm-7pm

Governor Declares Statewide Emergency Due to Fires, Extreme Weather Conditions

Governor Newsom today declared a statewide emergency to help ensure the availability of vital resources to combat fires burning across the state, which have been exacerbated by the effects of the historic West Coast heat wave and sustained high winds.

“We are deploying every resource available to keep communities safe as California battles fires across the state during these extreme conditions,” said Governor Newsom.

“California and its federal and local partners are working in lockstep to meet the challenge and remain vigilant in the face of continued dangerous weather conditions.”

Questions about this information? Please call 805-654-2640 or email ashley.bautista@ventura.org