San Luis Obispo County reported 38 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the county’s total to 19,248 confirmed cases on Feb. 17.
Health officials say 23 people are currently hospitalized. Another 790 are recovering at home and health officials say 18,196 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 17 of the county’s 38 accredited and staffed ICU beds are currently occupied. Seven of these have been taken by COVID-19 patients.
SLO County has had 210 deaths attributed to the virus.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,804
- San Luis Obispo – 3,612
- California Men’s Colony (inmates) – 2,375
- Atascadero – 1,787
- Nipomo – 1447
- Arroyo Grande – 1,351
- Grover Beach – 782
- Ocean – 659
- Templeton – 571
- San Miguel – 468
- The Bears – 437
- Morro Bay – 392
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 339
- Pismo Beach – 308
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 205
- Cambria – 172
- Shandon – 135
- Saint Margaret – 127
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 68
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeon – 21
- Bradley – 7
The locations of an additional 68 cases are being investigated, and a further seven 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 65 and older. To make an appointment click here.
To learn more about the county’s COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.