SLO County adds more than 10 COVID-19 cases for second time since mid-March
San Luis Obispo County added 11 confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to ReadySLO.org. A total of 317 local residents have now tested positive for COVID-19 since March.
Thursday’s increase is the second highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases in the county. The biggest single-day jump in cases was April 24, when 14 new coronavirus cases were reported.
Atascadero and Arroyo Grande each added two cases. Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay each added a single case. And the four additional new cases are in areas with fewer than five cases.
Of the total COVID-19 cases, 37 are active.
SLO County’s COVID-19 cases by the numbers
A majority of San Luis Obispo County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 — 279 — have completely recovered from the illness, with four new recoveries reported since Wednesday.
Thirty-five people are still recovering at home. Two patients are receiving hospital treatment, and both are in intensive care units.
One local resident has died from COVID-19.
The Paso Robles area continues to have the most COVID-19 cases in the county with 123.
Atascadero has 46 cases, Arroyo Grande has 26, Nipomo has 31, San Luis Obispo has 23 and the California Men’s Colony has 11.
Pismo Beach and San Miguel both have nine, Templeton has 10, and Morro Bay has eight. Other areas — defined as cities or communities with fewer than five cases — have 21 cases altogether.
Eighty-one cases involve people ages 50 to 64, and 53 cases involve people age 65 and older.
There are 151 residents aged 18 to 49 who’ve tested positive for COVID-19. The remaining 32 cases involve people ages 17 and younger.
The county has determined 54 patients acquired the virus through travel, 147 acquired it through person-to-person contact and 109 contracted it through community spread.
The county has not determined the route of transmission for six cases.
Private and public health labs have performed a combined total of 13,129 tests. Between Wednesday and Thursday, labs performed only 112 tests for county residents.
The county’s Public Health lab has conducted 3,682 tests with 92 positive results. Private labs have conducted at least 9,447 tests with 225 positive results.
Private labs have reported negative results to the county since April 13.
When and where to get a COVID-19 test
As of Monday, free state testing is available in San Luis Obispo at 801 Grand Ave. on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Testing continues at the Grover Beach location at Ramona Garden Park Center at 993 Ramona Ave. from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays.
Testing will also be available in the El Camino Real Homeless Organization (ECHO) parking lot at 6370 Atascadero Ave. in Atascadero from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, and Thursday, June 11.
Register online for appointments at https://www.emergencyslo.org/en/should-i-be-tested.aspx; you can register by phone at 888-634-1123.
In addition, testing is available through private healthcare providers, urgent care centers and the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Lab.
Visit ReadySLO.org for the latest public health updates and recommendations.
This story was originally published June 11, 2020 at 1:15 PM.
