San Luis Obispo County reports the deaths of six more people who tested positive for COVID-19.
Health officials say one of the patients was forty, four were 80 and one was 90. All reportedly had underlying health conditions.
The county also added 184 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total to 7,895 confirmed cases on Dec. 15.
Twenty-two people are hospitalized, including seven patients who are in the ICU. 1,386 more people are recovering at home and health officials say 6,429 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County has had 52 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 1,868
- San Luis Obispo – 1,719
- Atascadero – 725
- Nipomo – 558
- Arroyo Grande – 549
- California Male Colony (inmates): 465
- Grover Beach – 287
- Cal Poly (campus residents): 256
- San Miguel – 248
- Templeton – 246
- Oceano – 243
- Los Osos – 140
- Morro Bay – 133
- Pismo Beach – 123
- Shandon – 73
- Santa Margarida – 59
- Cambria – 53
- Creston – 38
- Cayucos – 28
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 26
- Avila Beach – 13
- San Simeó – 7
The location of an additional 28 cases is being investigated and another 10 are shown as “other,” which includes communities with less than five cases. The Department of Public Health does not identify these locations.
COVID-19 community test sites are currently open to the public in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Grover Beach and Nipomo.
Appointment required at all locations. Click here to make an appointment.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.