San Luis Obispo County reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the county’s total number to 18,889 confirmed cases since Feb. 11.
The county has also added three new COVID-19-related deaths. So far, SLO County has recorded 205 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say 36 people are currently hospitalized. Another 958 people are recovering at home, and health officials say 17,676 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 19 of the 38 licensed and ICU beds in the county are currently occupied. Seven of them are taken by patients with COVID-19.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,714
- San Luis Obispo – 3,523
- California Men’s Colony (detainees) – 2,372
- Atascadero – 1,753
- Nipomo – 1,409
- Arroyo Grande – 1,334
- Grover Beach – 769
- Ocean – 645
- Templeton – 561
- San Miguel – 461
- Bears – 431
- Gulf of Morro – 379
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 337
- Pismo Beach – 301
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 205
- Cambria – 165
- Shandon – 133
- Saint Margaret – 122
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 66
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeon – 21
- Bradley – 7
The location of an additional 78 cases is under investigation, and another seven 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 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.