SLO County adds 9 coronavirus cases — including 5 in North County
San Luis Obispo County added nine new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, according to ReadySLO.org. A total of 356 local residents have now tested positive for COVID-19 since March.
Tuesday’s tally comes after the county reported 23 new cases on Monday, which included new cases reported over the weekend.
San Luis Obispo County reported its highest number of active cases yet on Tuesday, with 60 active cases — one more than the 59 active cases reported Monday.
The county has had more than 50 active cases at once a total of four times since mid-March — with 54 active cases on March 28, 53 active cases on May 11 and 59 active cases on June 15.
Most of the cases reported over the weekend were traced back to a graduation party and family contact, according to the county.
Of the nine newest cases, three were added in Atascadero and two in Paso Robles. Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, Templeton and Nipomo each added one new case.
It has been more than three months since the first COVID-19 case in San Luis Obispo County was confirmed on March 14.
SLO County’s COVID-19 cases by the numbers
A majority of San Luis Obispo County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 — 295 — have completely recovered from the illness, with eight new recoveries reported since Monday.
A total of 56 people are still recovering at home. Four patients are receiving hospital treatment, and two 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 127.
Atascadero has 54 cases, Arroyo Grande has 32, Nipomo has 40, San Luis Obispo has 27 and the California Men’s Colony has 11.
Pismo Beach and San Miguel have nine, Morro Bay has 10 and Templeton has 12. Grover Beach has six and Los Osos has 5. Other areas — defined as cities or communities with fewer than five cases — have 14 cases altogether.
Eighty-eight cases involve people ages 50 to 64, and 59 cases involve people age 65 and older.
There are 173 residents aged 18 to 49 who’ve tested positive for COVID-19. The remaining 36 cases involve people ages 17 and younger.
Six of the newest cases were contracted from person-to-person contact and three were by community spread.
The county has determined 56 patients acquired the virus through travel, 171 acquired it through person-to-person contact and 123 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 14,690 tests. Between Monday and Tuesday, labs performed 174 tests for county residents.
When and where to get a COVID-19 test
As of June 8, 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 be available at Nipomo High School located at 525 North Thompson Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, June 15, and Tuesday, June 16.
Additionally, testing will be available at the Morro Bay Veterans Memorial Hall, 209 Surf St. in Morro Bay, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 and Thursday, June 18.
Register online for appointments at https://www.emergencyslo.org/en/should-i-be-tested.aspx; you can register by phone at 888-634-1123.
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 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM.
