San Luis Obispo County public health officials reported 55 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, bringing the county’s total to 20,972 confirmed cases on April 19.
Twenty-three cases were added on Saturday, 17 cases were added on Sunday and 15 new cases were added on Monday.
An additional death was also reported. San Luis Obispo County has had 257 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say there are currently five people hospitalized. Another 206 are recovering at home and officials say 20,501 people have recovered.
Nine of the 38 licensed ICU beds and county staff are currently occupied. COVID-19 patients do not take any, but two SLO county residents are in an out-of-county ICU.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- San Luis Obispo – 4,182
- Paso Robles – 4,103
- California male colony (interns): 2,384
- Atascadero – 2003
- Nipomo: 1,562
- Rierol Gran – 1,469
- Grover Beach – 870
- Ocean – 696
- Templeton – 628
- Sant Miquel – 526
- The Bears – 494
- Morro Bay – 430
- Cal Poly (campus residents): 375
- Pismo Beach – 337
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 207
- Cambria – 177
- Santa Margarida – 146
- Shandon – 140
- Creston – 86
- Cayucos – 69
- Avila Beach – 30
- San Simeó – 21
- Bradley – 7
The locations of 19 additional cases are being investigated and another 11 are shown as “other,” which includes communities with less 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 and Grover Beach.
Appointments are available, but walk-ins are also accepted. Click here to make an appointment.
VACCINATIONS
All San Luis Obispo County residents 16 years of age or older can be selected for an appointment with the COVID-19 vaccine. Click here to register.
For more information on the county’s coronavirus response, visit readyslo.org.