San Luis Obispo County public health officials reported 53 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, bringing the county’s total to 19,696 confirmed cases as of March 1.
Thirty-four cases were reported on Saturday, ten cases were reported on Sunday, and nine cases were reported on Monday.
The county also added eight new COVID-19-related deaths. To date, SLO County has recorded 235 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say there are currently 19 people hospitalized. Another 543 are recovering at home and health officials say 18,884 people have recovered.
Currently, eight of the 38 licensed ICU beds and county staff are occupied. Four of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,899
- San Luis Obispo – 3,697
- California male colony (inmates): 2,382
- Atascadero – 1,844
- Nipomo – 1,491
- Rierol Gran – 1,394
- Grover Beach – 815
- Ocean – 675
- Templeton – 593
- Sant Miquel – 488
- The Bears – 451
- Morro Bay – 405
- Cal Poly (campus residents): 342
- Pismo Beach – 316
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 206
- Cambria – 174
- Shandon – 139
- Santa Margarida – 131
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 68
- Avila Beach – 28
- San Simeó – 21
- Bradley – 7
The locations of an additional 42 cases are being investigated and another eight appear as “others,” which includes communities with fewer than five cases. The Department of Public Health does not identify these locations.
TESTS
COVID-19 community test sites are currently open to the public in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Grover Beach and Nipomo.
Appointments are available, but walk-ins are now accepted. Click here to make an appointment.
VACCINATIONS
San Luis Obispo County currently vaccinates health care workers and residents age 65 and older. To find out if you are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in SLO County and make an appointment, click here.
Some local daycare workers and K-12 teachers and staff working in person can now also receive the COVID-19 vaccine in SLO County. Health officials say their employer will contact eligible workers directly to schedule appointments.
The county allocates 10% of its vaccine allocation each week to people working in education and daycare, according to state guidelines.
For more information on the county’s coronavirus response, visit readyslo.org.