San Luis Obispo County reports the deaths of five more people who tested positive for COVID-19.
Health officials say two of the patients were 70, one was 80 and two were in their 90s.
San Luis Obispo County also added 258 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, another one-day count record.
The previous record was set on Saturday when 229 new cases were reported.
This brings the county’s total to 9,061 cases confirmed on December 22nd.
Thirty-eight people are hospitalized, including eight patients who are in the ICU. Another 2,012 people are recovering at home and health officials say 6,930 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County has had 65 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 2,092
- San Luis Obispo – 1,957
- Atascadero – 785
- Rierol Gran – 640
- Nipomo – 618
- California Men’s Colony (inmates): 591
- Grover Beach – 353
- Ocean – 302
- Templeton – 281
- Sant Miquel – 266
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 256
- The Bears – 172
- Morro Bay – 165
- Pismo Beach: 140
- Shandon – 81
- Santa Margarida – 76
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 73
- Cambria – 64
- Creston – 40
- Cayucos – 34
- Avila Beach – 13
- San Simeó – 7
The location of an additional 43 cases is being investigated and another 12 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.