San Luis Obispo County reported 217 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, bringing the county’s total to 18,684 confirmed cases as of Feb. 8.
Eighty new cases were added on Saturday, 83 cases were added on Sunday and 46 new cases were added on Monday.
The county also added two new COVID-19-related deaths. To date, there have been 196 deaths attributed to the virus in SLO County.
Health officials say there are currently 43 people hospitalized. Another 1,136 people are recovering at home and health officials say 17,286 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 20 of the 38 licensed ICU beds and county staff are currently occupied. Eight of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,652
- San Luis Obispo – 3,477
- California male colony (interns): 2,373
- Jam – 1,720
- Nipomo – 1,390
- Rierol Gran – 1,321
- Grover Beach – 758
- Ocean – 639
- Templeton – 553
- Sant Miquel – 455
- The Bears – 432
- Morro Bay – 377
- Cal Poly (campus residents): 335
- Pismo Beach – 295
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 206
- Cambria – 165
- Shandon – 133
- Santa Margarida – 122
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 65
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeó – 21
- Bradley – 7
The location of an additional 75 cases is being investigated, and another seven are found as “others,” which include communities with fewer than five cases. The Department of Public Health does not identify these locations.
Currently, community COVID-19 test 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.