San Luis Obispo County adds 119 coronavirus cases, 1 death over the weekend
San Luis Obispo County added 119 new cases of coronavirus over the weekend and Monday, bringing the total number of people who have locally tested positive for COVID-19 since March to 1,902, according to ReadySLO.org.
A total of 57 cases were added Saturday, 20 cases on Sunday and 42 on Monday.
On Sunday, another San Luis Obispo County resident died due to coronavirus, bringing the local total to 16 deaths.
As of Monday, there were a total of 333 local active COVID-19 cases, a decrease of 66 cases since Friday.
New COVID-19 cases by city and age
In the North County, Paso Robles added 40 coronavirus cases, Atascadero added 14 and Templeton added nine. San Miguel added eight cases and Shandon added three.
In the South County, Nipomo added 14 cases, Grover Beach added 11, Arroyo Grande added six and Oceano added five.
In the North Coast area, Cambria and Los Osos each added four COVID-19 cases. Cayucos and Morro Bay added one case each.
One case was added in both Avila Beach and Santa Margarita.
San Luis Obispo city added 13 cases.
Three COVID-19 cases were still under investigation, 17 of the 20 cases under investigation Friday have now been located. One new case is listed as other, the county said.
Of the most recent local cases, 28 involve people 50 and older, while 93 involve people under the age of 50. The age of one person remains under investigation, after the county identified the ages of two cases that were under investigation Friday.
Twenty-nine of the most recent cases were transmitted person to person, two are travel related and 20 were acquired through community spread. A total of 68 cases are still being investigated and listed as unknown.
SLO County coronavirus cases by the numbers
A majority of San Luis Obispo County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 — 1,553 — have completely recovered from the illness.
A total of 318 people are still recovering at home. Of the 15 patients receiving hospital treatment, four patients remain in intensive care units.
A total of 16 San Luis Obispo County residents have died due to COVID-19, including a person in their 90s with underlying health conditions.
The person was living at Paradise Valley Care, an assisted living facility in Atascadero that is experiencing a coronavirus outbreak.
According to the county Public Health Department, cases are categorized by zip code rather than city or town limits.
The Paso Robles area continues to have the most COVID-19 cases in the county with 501.
Nipomo has 261 cases and San Luis Obispo has 254 cases. Atascadero has 218, and Arroyo Grande is at 145 cases.
Grover Beach has 96 cases, Templeton has 77, and San Miguel and Oceano both have 55 cases of COVID-19.
Pismo Beach has 44 cases, Los Osos has 40 and Cambria has 27.
Morro Bay has 26 cases and Santa Margarita has 19. Shandon has 13 cases, Cayucos has 10 cases, and Avila Beach has seven.
The California Men’s Colony reported 11 inmates with positive coronavirus results.
Other areas — defined as cities or communities with fewer than five cases — have 40 cases altogether. And three cases are listed as under investigation.
In total, 347 cases involve people ages 50 to 64, while 187 cases involve people age 65 to 84, and 45 involve people over the age of 85 years old.
There are 597 residents aged 30 to 49 who have tested positive for COVID-19 and 529 residents aged 18 to 29 years old. The remaining 196cases involve people age 17 and younger.
The age of one case remains under investigation.
In total, 516 cases were acquired by person-to-person contact, meaning the patient came into contact with a confirmed coronavirus case. A total of 129 cases are travel related, according to ReadySLO.org.
Another 426 cases were acquired by community spread, which means patients do not know if they came into direct contact with a confirmed case and they did not acquire COVID-19 by travel.
And 831 coronavirus cases are still under investigation by county contact tracers.
San Luis Obispo County public and private health labs have conducted at least 39,166 tests locally. Between Friday and Monday, 1,230 tests were conducted.
Where to get a COVID-19 test
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, San Luis Obispo County says it can no longer keep up with an increased demand in testing.
In July, 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.
This story was originally published August 3, 2020 at 1:58 PM.
