Public health officials in San Luis Obispo County report 112 new COVID-19 cases over two days, bringing the county’s total number to 19,612 confirmed cases since Feb. 25.
Eighty-two new cases were added on Wednesday and 30 new cases were added on Thursday.
The daily numbers were not released on Wednesday due to a delay in state data.
Six additional COVID-19-related deaths were also reported. So far, SLO County has recorded 227 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say 24 people are currently hospitalized. Another 551 are recovering at home, and health officials say 18,796 people have recovered.
Seventeen of the 38 licensed and staffed UCI beds in the county are currently occupied. Five of these are taken by patients with COVID-19.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,879
- San Luis Obispo – 3,677
- California Men’s Colony (detainees) – 2,379
- Atascadero – 1,834
- Nipomo – 1,486
- Arroyo Grande – 1,387
- Grover Beach – 811
- Ocean – 673
- 591. Templeton
- San Miguel – 484
- Bears – 448
- Gulf of Morro – 404
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 341
- Pismo Beach – 312
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 206
- Cambria – 174
- Shandon – 139
- Saint Margaret – 128
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 68
- Avila Beach – 27
- San Simeon – 21
- Bradley – 7
The locations of an additional 48 cases are under investigation, and another eight are listed as “other”, which includes communities with less than five cases. The Department of Public Health does not identify these locations.
COVID-19 community testing sites are currently open to the public in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Grover Beach and Nipomo.
Appointments are available, but now accessories are also accepted. Click here to schedule an appointment.
San Luis Obispo County currently vaccinates health care workers and residents age 65 and older. For details on how to make an appointment, click here.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.