San Luis Obispo County reported 114 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the county’s total to 18,467 confirmed cases as of Feb. 5.
The county also added two new COVID-19-related deaths. To date, there have been 194 deaths attributed to the virus in SLO County.
Health officials say there are currently 45 people hospitalized. Another 969 people are recovering at home and health officials say 17,235 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 18 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 – 3,606
- San Luis Obispo – 3,410
- California male colony (inmates): 2,371
- Atascadero – 1,687
- Nipomo: 1,370
- Rierol Gran – 1,307
- Grover Beach – 749
- Ocean – 633
- Templeton – 545
- Sant Miquel – 452
- The Bears – 430
- Morro Bay – 375
- Cal Poly (campus residents): 335
- Pismo Beach: 290
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 207
- Cambria – 167
- Shandon – 134
- Santa Margarida – 121
- Creston – 77
- 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.