San Luis Obispo County added 324 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the county’s total number to 15,102 confirmed cases starting Jan. 15.
Health officials say 50 people are hospitalized. Another 2,675 people are recovering at home, and health officials say 12,220 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 17 of the 38 licensed and ICU beds in the county are currently occupied. Six of them are taken by patients with COVID-19.
San Luis Obispo County had 128 deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of three from the previous day.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,015
- San Luis Obispo – 2,801
- California Men’s Colony (detainees) – 1,931
- Atascadero – 1,334
- Arroyo Grande – 1,086
- Nipomo – 1,050
- Grover Beach – 651
- Ocean – 517
- 447. Templeton
- San Miguel – 378
- Bears – 340
- Gulf of Morro – 303
- Poly Horse (campus residents) – 256
- Pismo Beach – 224
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 180
- Cambria – 119
- Shandon – 114
- Saint Margaret – 103
- Creston – 63
- Cayucos – 55
- Avila Beach – 24
- Shell Beach – 13
- San Simeon – 10
The location of an additional 80 cases is 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 required in all locations. Click here to schedule an appointment.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.