San Luis Obispo County health officials reported 57 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the county’s total to 19,340 confirmed cases on Feb. 19.
The county also added seven new COVID-19-related deaths. To date, SLO County has recorded 217 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say 22 people are currently hospitalized. Another 684 are recovering at home and health officials say 18,395 people have recovered.
Seventeen of the 38 accredited and staffed ICU beds in the province are currently occupied. Nine of these have been taken by COVID-19 patients.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,823
- San Luis Obispo – 3,631
- California Men’s Colony (inmates) – 2,377
- Atascadero – 1,794
- Nipomo – 1,454
- Arroyo Grande – 1,359
- Grover Beach – 796
- Ocean – 664
- Templeton – 575
- San Miguel – 472
- The Bears – 438
- Morro Bay – 393
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 339
- Pismo Beach – 308
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 205
- Cambria – 174
- Shandon – 136
- Saint Margaret – 128
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 68
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeon – 21
- Bradley – 7
The locations of 64 additional 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 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.