Covid updates: Seventh SLO County resident dies, City to the Sea race canceled
San Luis Obispo County 63 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people who have locally tested positive for COVID-19 since March to 1,369, according to ReadySLO.org.
As of Tuesday, there were 459 active COVID-19 patients in San Luis Obispo County.
Here are your local updates for Tuesday:
Seventh SLO County resident dies of COVID-19
A seventh San Luis Obispo County resident has died due to COVID-19, the county Public Health Department reported Tuesday.
The person was in their 80s and lived in a North County nursing home that had experienced a coronavirus outbreak, the county said in a news release. The person had multiple chronic health conditions but was not hospitalized.
The county did not identify the nursing facility or the suspected source of transmission.
New coronavirus cases reported in SLO County
San Luis Obispo County added 63 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people who have locally tested positive for COVID-19 since March to 1,369, according to ReadySLO.org.
As of Tuesday, there were a total of local 459 active COVID-19 cases.
Of the most recent local cases, 23 involve people 50 and older, while 42 involve people under the age of 50. Three cases remain under investigation.
Of the new cases, one was transmitted via person to person, the county said, and 62 were under investigation. No new cases appeared Tuesday to be transmitted by person-to-person contact or community spread.
City to the Sea race canceled due to coronavirus
The 2020 City to the Sea Half Marathon & 5K has been canceled due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The popular running event will be postponed until September 2021, organizers announced Monday in a news release.
This year’s race was to begin Sept. 12 on Higuera Street in downtown San Luis Obispo and end at Dinosaur Caves Park in Pismo Beach, according to the City to the Sea website.
The cancellation also affects a five-kilometer run and a kids’ fun run, set to take place on Sept. 13.
California Mid-State Fair junior livestock show goes online
The California Mid-State Fair’s Junior Livestock Show and Auction will begin Wednesday after switching to an online-only format due to coronavirus concerns, according to a news release.
The virtual event brings together hundreds of 4-H and FFA exhibitors from around San Luis Obispo and southern Monterey Counties.
The livestock auction starts at noon Wednesday with the replacement heifer sale concluding at 7 p.m. Thursday and the market animal sale ending at 2 p.m. Saturday. Add-ons will remain open until 4 p.m. Aug. 3.
“This year has presented a host of serious challenges for the exhibitors and the fair, and we appreciate community support as we host this year’s show and auction in a virtual format,” organizers said in the release.
In May, organizers canceled the Paso Robles fair due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information, visit www.midstatefair.com.
Paso Robles cancels summer concert series series
Organizers have canceled Paso Robles’ popular Concerts in the Park series for 2020 due to coronavirus concerns.
The outdoor concert series regularly draws about 2,500 people to Downtown City Park in Paso Robles each summer, according to a Monday news release.
“Due to the current guidelines concerning social distancing and large gatherings, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all of the 2020 concert season,” Lynda Plescia, recreation services manager for the city of Paso Robles, said in the release. “We had really hoped to provide something fun for the community, and we hope to come back in summer 2021, stronger than ever.”
For more information, email Plesica at lplescia@prcity.com or call Paso Robles Recreation Services at 805-237-3987.
This story was originally published July 21, 2020 at 10:40 AM with the headline "Covid updates: Seventh SLO County resident dies, City to the Sea race canceled."
