San Luis Obispo County added 412 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 12,597 confirmed cases as of Jan. 7.
Health officials say 53 people are hospitalized, including 14 patients who are in the ICU. Another 2,988 people are recovering at home and health officials say 9,432 people have recovered.
According to the California State Online Dashboard COVID-19, there are currently 13 beds available in the ICU in San Luis Obispo County.
San Luis Obispo County has had 95 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 2,651
- San Luis Obispo – 2,465
- California male colony (inmates): 1,204
- Atascadero – 1,137
- Rierol Gran – 941
- Nipomo – 878
- Grover Beach – 540
- Ocean – 429
- Templeton – 381
- Sant Miquel – 341
- The Bears – 283
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 256
- Morro Bay – 252
- Pismo Beach – 196
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 149
- Shandon – 105
- Santa Margarida – 93
- Cambria – 88
- Creston – 57
- Cayucos – 47
- Avila Beach – 21
- Shell Beach – 10
- San Simeó – 9
The location of an additional 55 cases is being investigated, and nine more 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.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.