SLO County adds 71 coronavirus cases over Labor Day weekend
San Luis Obispo County added 71 coronavirus cases over the Labor Day weekend and Tuesday, according to ReadySLO.org.
A total of 3,145 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in San Luis Obispo County since March, the county reported.
The total does not include nine of the 274 inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 at California Men’s Colony state prison in San Luis Obispo, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
New COVID-19 cases by city
The city of San Luis Obispo added 29 new coronavirus cases since Friday.
The California Men’s Colony added three cases, according to the county.
In the North County, Paso Robles and Atascadero both added 11 cases of COVID-19, while San Miguel added two cases and Shandon added one COVID-19 case.
In the South County, Nipomo added four cases, Grover Beach added six new cases and Pismo Beach added one new case.
On the North Coast, Cayucos added one case of COVID-19.
Three new coronavirus cases had been listed as “under investigation” since Friday.
For a detailed look at local coronavirus cases by age, ethnicity, occupation and more, visit ReadySLO.org.
SLO County coronavirus cases by the numbers
A majority of San Luis Obispo County residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 — 3,145 — have completely recovered from the illness.
A total of 2,858 people have completely recovered from the virus, and 252 are recovering at home. Nine patients are receiving hospital treatment, with three patients in intensive care units.
In total, 173 patients have been admitted to hospitals due to COVID-19.
A total of 22 county residents have died due to coronavirus, including a person in their 90s with chronic conditions and a person in their 50s with no underlying health conditions.
According to the county Public Health Department, cases are categorized by zip code rather than city or town limits.
A total of 274 inmates and 18 employees at the California’s Men’s Colony have tested positive for COVID-19 since mid-March, and one inmate has died due to the coronavirus, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
On Friday, the CDCR reported that 44 CMC employees had tested positive.
Any changes would simply be a result of public health and CDCR Office of Employee Health reconciling employee cases that have been cleared by SLO public health,” CMC public affairs officer Lt. John Hill wrote in an email.
Six of the CMC inmates were released while active and 208 inmates have recovered, the CDCR said. (The case numbers reported on the CDCR website vary from those reported on ReadySLO.org due to “delays in the state’s reporting system.”)
A total of 63 Cal Poly students and six faculty and staff members have tested positive for coronavirus since March, according to the San Luis Obispo university. Of those cases, 57 were in San Luis Obispo County.
The university has tested at least 558 students through Campus Health & Wellbeing.
San Luis Obispo County public and private health labs had conducted at least 55,708 tests locally as of Tuesday, according to their website.
Where to get a COVID-19 test
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department is urging anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, or those who have come into contact with someone with the virus, to get tested.
“If you think you have been exposed, stay home and make an appointment online to get tested at least five days after exposure,” county Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said in a news release. “Please also stay home until you receive your test results. We don’t want anyone unknowingly spreading COVID-19.”
Free COVID-19 testing is available at the South County Regional Center, 800 W. Branch St. in Arroyo Grande, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Tuesday through Saturday, Sept. 8 through Sept 18. Beginning Sept. 21, testing will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m,. Monday through Friday.
Testing is also available at the Veteran’s Memorial Building, 209 Surf St. in Morro Bay, from 7 a.m. to 7.p.m., Tuesday through Friday, from Sept. 8 to Sept. 18.
In San Luis Obispo, testing is available at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 801 Grand Ave., 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. For the week of Sept. 6, testing will be available at that location Tuesday through Saturday, Sept. 8 through Sept. 12.
In addition, COVID-19 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.