SLO County adds 17 cases of coronavirus
San Luis Obispo County added 17 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, according to ReadySLO.org.
A total number of 3,629 people have tested positive for COVID-19 locally since March.
San Luis Obispo County remains in the red tier of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy despite an uptick in both case rate and positivity rate, according to the California Department of Public Health.
That means that coronavirus spread is considered “substantial,” as opposed to widespread, and more business sectors may reopen.
All tier assignments are updated every Tuesday, and this week’s classification is based on data from the week of Sept. 13 to Sept. 19, the CDPH said on their website.
The county had a positivity rate of 2% as of Tuesday, up from the 1.5% positivity rate recorded the previous week.
The week of Sept. 13, the county had an adjusted average of 5.9 new cases per 100,000 people per day — 2.4 higher than the previous week.
COVID-19 cases by city
Here are the locations of new COVID-19 cases that were added Wednesday in San Luis Obispo County:
- San Luis Obispo: 7
Nipomo: 4
Paso Robles: 2
- Atascadero: 1
Oceano: 1
- San Miguel: 1
- Oceano: 1
Shandon: 1
The locations of two of the latest coronavirus cases were listed as under investigation on Wednesday.
San Luis Obispo County’s total does not include eight of the 300 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. (The case numbers reported on the CDCR website vary from those reported on ReadySLO.org due to “delays in the state’s reporting system.”)
According to Cal Poly, at least 116 students and six employees at the San Luis Obispo university had tested positive for the virus as of Wednesday. Twelve on-campus students were in isolation, with an additional 150 students in quarantine.
For a detailed look at local coronavirus cases by age, ethnicity, occupation and more, visit ReadySLO.org.
SLO County coronavirus cases by the numbers
Here’s a look at San Luis Obispo County’s cases, according to the county Public Health Department:
- Active cases as of Wednesday: 193
- Recovered cases: 3,405
- People recovering at home: 187
- People receiving hospital care: 6
- People in an intensive care unit: 2
- Deaths due to COVID-19: 31
San Luis Obispo County public and private health labs conduct an average of 386.6 tests per 100,000 per day, according to the county. The state average is 217.9.
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.
Free coronavirus testing is available at clinics throughout San Luis Obispo County:
Arroyo Grande: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. South County Regional Center, 800 W. Branch St.
- Atascadero: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Pavilion on the Lake, 9315 Pismo Ave.
Heritage Ranch: 1 to 6 p.m., Wednesday. 2130 Heritage Loop Road.
Paso Robles: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Frontier Pavilion, Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 Riverside Ave. Begins Oct. 5.
Morro Bay: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Veterans Memorial Building, 209 Surf St. Begins Oct. 6.
San Luis Obispo: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Veterans Memorial Hall, 801 Grand Ave.
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. ReadySLO.org lists over a dozen urgent care centers that offer COVID-19 testing.
To make an appointment, visit emergencySLO.org/testing; you can register by phone at 888-634-1123.
This story was originally published September 30, 2020 at 1:37 PM.