San Luis Obispo County added 145 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 17,511 confirmed cases on Jan. 28.
Health officials say there are currently 49 people hospitalized. Another 1,859 people are recovering at home and health officials say 15,408 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 20 of the 38 licensed ICU beds and county staff are currently occupied. Fourteen of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.
The county also added three new COVID-19-related deaths Thursday. So far there have been 164 deaths attributed to the virus in SLO County.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,378
- San Luis Obispo – 3,176
- California Male Colony (Internal): 2,346
- Atascadero – 1,587
- Nipomo – 1,292
- Rierol Gran – 1,248
- Grover Beach – 725
- Ocean – 607
- Templeton – 514
- Sant Miquel – 429
- The Bears – 395
- Morro Bay – 353
- Cal Poly (campus residents): 335
- Pismo Beach – 275
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 203
- Cambria – 158
- Shandon – 123
- Santa Margarida – 116
- Creston – 70
- Cayucos – 62
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeó – 16
- Bradley – 7
The location of an additional 61 cases is being investigated, and nine more are listed as “other,” which includes communities with fewer than five cases. The Department of Public Health does not identify these locations.
Currently, community COVID-19 testing sites are 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.
San Luis Obispo County currently vaccinates health care workers and residents age 75 and older. For information on making an appointment, click here.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.