San Luis Obispo County Health officials report 112 new COVID-19 cases over two days, bringing the county’s total to 19,612 confirmed cases on Feb. 25.
On Wednesday 82 new cases were added and on Thursday 30 new cases were added.
Daily figures were not released on Wednesday due to a delay in state data.
Six additional COVID-19 related deaths were also reported. To date, SLO County has recorded 227 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say 24 people are currently hospitalized. Another 551 are recovering at home and health officials say 18,796 people have recovered.
Seventeen of the 38 licensed and staffed ICU beds in the province are currently occupied. Five of these have been taken by COVID-19 patients.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,879
- San Luis Obispo – 3,677
- California Men’s Colony (inmates) – 2,379
- Atascadero – 1,834
- Nipomo – 1,486
- Arroyo Grande – 1,387
- Grover Beach – 811
- Ocean – 673
- Templeton – 591
- San Miguel – 484
- The Bears – 448
- Morro Bay – 404
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 341
- Pismo Beach – 312
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 206
- Cambria – 174
- Shandon – 139
- Saint Margaret – 128
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 68
- Avila Beach – 27
- San Simeon – 21
- Bradley – 7
The locations of an additional 48 cases are being investigated, and an additional eight 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 available but walk-ins are now also accepted. Click here to make an appointment.
San Luis Obispo County is currently vaccinating health workers and residents 65 and older. To make an appointment click here.
To learn more about the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.