San Luis Obispo County reported 61 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 18,889 confirmed cases as of Feb. 11.
The county also added three new COVID-19-related deaths. To date, SLO County has recorded 205 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say there are currently 36 people hospitalized. Another 958 people are recovering at home and health officials say 17,676 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 19 of the 38 licensed ICU beds and county staff are currently occupied. Seven of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,714
- San Luis Obispo – 3,523
- California male colony (inmates): 2,372
- Atascadero – 1,753
- Nipomo – 1,409
- Rierol Gran – 1,334
- Grover Beach – 769
- Ocean – 645
- Templeton – 561
- Sant Miquel – 461
- The Bears – 431
- Morro Bay – 379
- Cal Poly (campus residents): 337
- Pismo Beach – 301
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 205
- Cambria – 165
- Shandon – 133
- Santa Margarida – 122
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 66
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeó – 21
- Bradley – 7
The location of an additional 78 cases is being investigated and seven others are listed as “other”, which includes communities with less 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 65 and older. For information on making an appointment, click here.
For more information on the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.