San Luis Obispo County health officials reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the county’s total to 19,340 confirmed cases on Feb. 19.
The county also added seven new COVID-19-related deaths. To date, SLO County has recorded 217 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say there are currently 22 people hospitalized. Another 684 are recovering at home and health officials say 18,395 people have recovered.
Currently, seventeen of the 38 licensed ICU beds and county staff are occupied. Nine of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,823
- San Luis Obispo – 3,631
- California male colony (interns): 2,377
- Atascadero – 1,794
- Nipomo: 1,454
- Rierol Gran – 1,359
- Grover Beach – 796
- Ocean – 664
- Templeton – 575
- Sant Miquel – 472
- The Bears – 438
- Morro Bay – 393
- Cal Poly (campus residents): 339
- Pismo Beach – 308
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 205
- Cambria – 174
- Shandon – 136
- Santa Margarida – 128
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 68
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeó – 21
- Bradley – 7
The locations of an additional 64 cases are being investigated and another eight are listed as “other,” which includes communities with fewer 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.
San Luis Obispo County currently vaccinates health care workers and residents age 65 and older. For information on making an appointment, click here.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.