San Luis Obispo County added 148 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the county’s total number to 18,186 confirmed cases starting Feb. 3.
The county also reported nine new deaths related to COVID-19. To date, there have been 187 total deaths attributed to the virus in SLO County.
Health officials say 46 people are currently hospitalized. Another 1,025 people are recovering at home, and health officials say 16,900 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 19 of the 38 licensed and ICU beds in the county are currently occupied. Ten of them are taken by patients with COVID-19.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,557
- San Luis Obispo – 3,311
- California Men’s Colony (detainees) – 2,366
- Atascadero – 1,664
- Nipomo – 1,347
- Arroyo Grande – 1,284
- Grover Beach – 743
- Ocean – 628
- 535. Templeton
- San Miguel – 446
- Bears – 421
- Gulf of Morro – 366
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 335
- Pismo Beach – 287
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 207
- Cambria – 165
- Shandon – 131
- Saint Margaret – 121
- Creston – 76
- Cayucos – 64
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeon – 18
- Bradley – 7
The location of an additional 75 cases is under investigation, and another six 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 required in all locations. Click here to schedule an appointment.
San Luis Obispo County currently vaccinates health care workers and residents age 75 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.