San Luis Obispo province added 148 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the county’s total to 18,186 confirmed cases on Feb. 3.
The county also reported nine new COVID-19-related deaths. To date, there have been a total of 187 deaths from the virus in SLO County.
Health officials say 46 people are currently hospitalized. Another 1,025 people are recovering at home and health officials say 16,900 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 19 of the county’s 38 accredited and staffed ICU beds are currently occupied. Ten of these have been taken by COVID-19 patients.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,557
- San Luis Obispo – 3311
- California Men’s Colony (inmates) – 2,366
- Atascadero – 1,664
- Nipomo – 1,347
- Arroyo Grande – 1,284
- Grover Beach – 743
- Ocean – 628
- Templeton – 535
- San Miguel – 446
- The Bears – 421
- Morro Bay – 366
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 335
- Pismo Beach – 287
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 207
- Cambria – 165
- Shandon – 131
- Saint Margaret – 121
- Creston – 76
- Cayucos – 64
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeon – 18
- Bradley – 7
The location of 75 additional cases is being investigated, and a further six are listed as “other”, including communities with fewer than five cases. The Health Department does not identify those locations.
Community COVID-19 test sites are currently open to the public in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Grover Beach and Nipomo.
Appointments are mandatory at all locations. Click here to make an appointment.
San Luis Obispo County is currently vaccinating health workers and residents 75 and older. To make an appointment click here.
To learn more about the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.