SLO County adds 38 coronavirus cases over the weekend, including another single-day high
San Luis Obispo County reported 38 new cases of coronavirus since Friday, bringing to the total number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 since March to 442, according to ReadySLO.org.
According to the latest report, 24 cases were added Saturday — marking the highest single-day increase in San Luis Obispo County. Three cases were added Sunday and 11 on Monday.
The county also reported its highest number of active cases yet on Monday, breaking the previous high. It now has 120 active cases — 30 more than Friday.
The city of San Luis Obispo added nine new cases, the most of any area over the weekend. Nipomo added eight, and Paso Robles added seven.
Three new cases were in Atascadero, and four were in Grover Beach. Both Pismo Beach and Templeton added two new cases, and one new case was in Arroyo Grande.
Shandon also added cases and now has five total.
SLO County’s COVID-19 cases by the numbers
A majority of San Luis Obispo County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 — 322 — have completely recovered from the illness, with 16 new recoveries reported since last Thursday.
A total of 112 people are still recovering at home. Seven patients are receiving hospital treatment, and three 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 139.
Atascadero has 63 cases, Nipomo has 53, San Luis Obispo has 48, Arroyo Grande has 35 and Templeton has 17.
The California Men’s Colony has 11. Pismo Beach has 13 cases, Morro Bay has 10 and Grover Beach have 14. San Miguel has nine, and Los Osos has six.
Shandon now has five cases.
Other areas — defined as cities or communities with fewer than five cases — have 19 cases altogether.
Eight of the new cases are residents over the age of 50, 29 are in the 18-to-49 age range and one new cases are under the age of 18.
In total, 101 cases involve people ages 50 to 64, and 70 cases involve people age 65 and older.
There are 221 residents aged 18 to 49 who’ve tested positive for COVID-19. The remaining 50 cases involve people age 17 and younger.
One new case was travel related, 19 were acquired by person-to-person contact, 14 new cases were through community spread and four are still unknown.
In total, the county has determined 57 patients acquired the virus through travel, 214 acquired it through person-to-person contact and 147 contracted it through community spread.
The county has not determined the route of transmission for 24 cases.
At least 18,575 tests have been conducted by private and public health labs in the county. The County Public Health Lab has conducted 4,470 tests, with 118 of those returning positive.
Private health labs have conducted at least 14,105 tests, 324 which were positive. Private labs began reporting negative test numbers on April 13.
When and where to get a COVID-19 test
Two new free COVID-19 testing clinics open this week in Oceano and Cambria.
The pop-up testing clinics will be staffed by county employees and analyzed at the Public Health Department lab, which has recently increased its testing capacity to 300 tests per day.
In addition to the pop-up testing events, free COVID-19 testing is available at ongoing sites in Grover Beach and San Luis Obispo. In total, the sites include:
▪ Cambria: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Cambria Veterans Hall, 100 Main St.
▪ Grover Beach: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ramona Garden Park, 993 Ramona Ave.
▪ Oceano: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Oceano Community Center, 1425 19th St.
▪ San Luis Obispo: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Veterans Memorial Hall, 801 Grand Ave.
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.
To make an appointment, visit emergencySLO.org/testing; you can register by phone at 888-634-1123.
This story was originally published June 22, 2020 at 12:59 PM.
