San Luis Obispo County Health officials report 55 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, bringing the county’s total to 20,972 confirmed cases on April 19.
23 new cases were added on Saturday, 17 new cases on Sunday and 15 new cases on Monday.
An additional death was also reported. In San Luis Obispo County, 257 deaths have been attributed to the virus.
Health officials say five people are currently hospitalized. Another 206 are recovering at home and officials say 20,501 people have recovered.
Nine of the 38 accredited and staffed ICU beds in the province are currently occupied. None are taken by COVID-19 patients, but two SLO County residents are in an ICU outside the county.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- San Luis Obispo – 4,182
- Paso Robles – 4.103
- California Men’s Colony (inmates) – 2,384
- Atascadero – 2003
- Nipomo – 1,562
- Arroyo Grande – 1.469
- Grover Beach – 870
- Ocean – 696
- Templeton – 628
- San Miguel – 526
- The Bears – 494
- Morro Bay – 430
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 375
- Pismo Beach – 337
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 207
- Cambria – 177
- Saint Margaret – 146
- Shandon – 140
- Creston – 86
- Cayucos – 69
- Avila Beach – 30
- San Simeon – 21
- Bradley – 7
The locations of 19 additional cases are being investigated, and an additional 11 are listed as “other”, including communities with fewer than five cases. The Public Health Department does not identify those locations.
TO TEST
Community COVID-19 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 now also accepted. Click here to make an appointment.
VACCINATIONS
All San Luis Obispo County residents aged 16 and older are now eligible to enroll in a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. Click here to sign up.
To learn more about the county’s coronavirus response, visit readyslo.org.