San Luis Obispo County reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases to 18,889 confirmed cases on Feb. 11.
The county also added three new COVID-19-related deaths. To date, SLO County has recorded 205 deaths attributed to the virus.
Health officials say 36 people are currently hospitalized. Another 958 people are recovering at home and health officials say 17,676 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 19 of the county’s 38 accredited and staffed ICU beds are currently occupied. Seven of these have been taken by COVID-19 patients.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles – 3,714
- San Luis Obispo – 3,523
- California Men’s Colony (inmates) – 2,372
- Atascadero – 1,753
- Nipomo – 1,409
- Arroyo Grande – 1334
- Grover Beach – 769
- Ocean – 645
- Templeton – 561
- San Miguel – 461
- The Bears – 431
- Morro Bay – 379
- Cal Poly (campus residents) – 337
- Pismo Beach – 301
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 205
- Cambria – 165
- Shandon – 133
- Saint Margaret – 122
- Creston – 80
- Cayucos – 66
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeon – 21
- Bradley – 7
The location of 78 additional cases is 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.