San Luis Obispo County added 343 new cases of COVID-19 in three days, bringing the county’s total to 8,803 confirmed cases on December 21st.
On Saturday, the county reported 229 new cases, the highest single-day case count since the pandemic began. Another 60 cases were reported on Sunday and 54 cases were registered on Monday.
The county’s previous record was set for Dec. 10, when 196 cases were reported.
Forty-one people are hospitalized, including nine patients who are in the ICU. Another 1,782 people are recovering at home and health officials say 6,909 people have recovered.
The number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in San Luis Obispo County also rose to 60 on Monday. No additional information was immediately obtained about the patient who died.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 2,037
- San Luis Obispo – 1,924
- Atascadero – 765
- Rierol Gran – 610
- Nipomo – 599
- California male colony (interns): 572
- Grover Beach – 340
- Ocean – 289
- Templeton – 278
- Sant Miquel – 263
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 256
- The Bears – 168
- Morro Bay – 155
- Pismo Beach – 132
- Shandon – 79
- Santa Margarida – 73
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 71
- Cambria – 61
- Creston – 40
- Cayucos – 32
- Avila Beach – 13
- San Simeó – 7
The location of an additional 28 cases is being investigated and another 11 are listed as “other,” which includes communities with less 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.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.