SLO County adds 28 new coronavirus cases, passes 900-case mark
San Luis Obispo County passed the 900-case mark Friday, adding 28 new cases. The total number of people who locally tested positive for COVID-19 since March to 905, according to ReadySLO.org.
The county added more than 100 cases since Wednesday.
As of Friday, there 274 active COVID-19 patients in San Luis Obispo County, the highest total of active local patients by 14 cases.
Paso Robles added seven new cases, and Nipomo and Arroyo Grande each added six cases. Grover Beach added three additional COVID-19 cases, Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo each added one, and both Templeton and San Miguel added two new cases.
An area with less than five cases also added one new case since Thursday.
Of the newest cases, 20 involve people under the age of 50, three of whom are minors, and the other eight cases involve patients over 50.
SLO County’s COVID-19 cases by the numbers
A majority of San Luis Obispo County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 — 616 — have completely recovered from the illness, adding four recoveries since Thursday.
A total of 264 people are still recovering at home. Ten patients are receiving hospital treatment, three less than Thursday. However, five patients remain in intensive care units.
Four local residents have died from COVID-19, two of whom died this week.
The Paso Robles area continues to have the most COVID-19 cases in the county with 221.
That city is followed by San Luis Obispo, which has 145 cases, and Nipomo with 133. Atascadero has 93 and Arroyo Grande is at 74 cases total.
Templeton has 31 cases, Grover Beach has 37, San Miguel has 37 and Pismo Beach has 26. The California Men’s Colony has reported 11 cases.
Morro Bay has 12, Los Osos has 17 and Shandon has six. Oceano has 17 cases and Cambria has seven.
Santa Margarita has seven, Cayucos has six and Avila Beach has five.
Other areas — defined as cities or communities with fewer than five cases — have 16 cases altogether. And four cases are listed as unknown.
In total, 183 cases involve people ages 50 to 64, 110 cases involve people age 65 to 84, and 19 are people over the age of 85 years old.
There are 253 residents aged 30 to 49 who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 and 259 residents aged 18 to 29 years old. The remaining 81 cases involve people age 17 and younger.
In total, 360 cases were acquired by person to person contact, meaning they came into contact with a confirmed coronavirus case. One hundred cases are travel related, according to ReadySLO.org.
Another 292 cases were acquired by community spread, which means they do not know if they came into direct contact with a confirmed case and they did not acquire it by travel.
And 153 coronavirus cases are still under investigation by county contact tracers.
San Luis Obispo County public and private health labs have conducted at least 25,54 tests as of Tuesday. The county has not released an updated number of tests since July 7.
Where to get a COVID-19 test
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, San Luis Obispo County said it can no longer keep up with an increased demand in testing.
On Wednesday, county public health officer Dr. Penny Borenstein asked that only community members with COVID-19 symptoms and those who work in high-risk settings, such as essential workers and congregate living facility workers, get tested.
Free COVID-19 testing is available at ongoing sites in Grover Beach and San Luis Obispo.
▪ Grover Beach: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ramona Garden Park, 993 Ramona Ave.
▪ 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.
The county continues to ask that people limit large social gatherings and wear face coverings in public spaces when physical distancing can’t be maintained, in accordance with a state mandate issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
