SLO County adds 33 new coronavirus cases; 3 people now in ICU
San Luis Obispo County added 33 COVID-19 cases on Friday after an uptick in positive tests earlier in the week, according to ReadySLO.org.
A total of 4,298 people have tested positive for COVID-19 locally since March.
As of Tuesday, San Luis Obispo County remains in California’s red COVID-19 tier — meaning that coronavirus spread has been “substantial,” according to the California State Department of Public Health, but it has made progress in the three state metrics to move closer to the “moderate” or orange tier.
The county’s positivity rate is at 2% as of the latest data, representing no change from last week and placed at the bottom edge of the orange tier.
It has an adjusted average of 4.0 new cases per 100,000 people per day, with an unadjusted case rate of 6.0, according to state data. That’s also on the brink of dropping to the lower tier.
And the health equity metric is at 3%, meaning that there is a 3% positivity rate for people who live in the 12 census tracts in San Luis Obispo County ranked in the lowest quarter of California’s Health Place Index. That also is in the “moderate” tier’s range.
New COVID-19 cases by city
Here is where new COVID-19 cases were added Friday in San Luis Obispo County, according to ReadySLO.org:
- Paso Robles: 9
San Miguel: 3
San Luis Obispo: 9
Atascadero: 7
Cal Poly (on campus): 2
Pismo Beach: 1
Arroyo Grande: 3
Oceano: 4
Nipomo: 1
Creston: 1
As of Friday, one COVID-19 case was listed as “under investigation.” The locations of six cases were listed as “other.”
Cal Poly had not yet released the number of students who were in isolation or quarantine as of 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
Here’s a look at San Luis Obispo County’s cases on Friday, according to the county Public Health Department:
- Active cases: 189
- Recovered cases: 4,074
- People recovering at home: 182
- People receiving hospital care: 7
- People in intensive care units: 3
- Deaths due to COVID-19: 33 (including two CMC inmates)
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: Located at the South County Regional Center, 800 W. Branch St. in Arroyo Grande, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. This test center will operate until Oct. 23.
- Morro Bay: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Veterans Memorial Building, 209 Surf St.
- Paso Robles: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Frontier Pavilion, Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 Riverside Ave.
- San Luis Obispo: At the Veterans Memorial Hall, 801 Grand Ave., 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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 more than 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.
