San Luis Obispo County passes another COVID-19 milestone: 30,000 positive cases
San Luis Obispo County passed 30,000 total positive cases for COVID-19 on Friday, hitting another milestone in the course of the deadly pandemic.
On Friday, the county added 173 new COVID-19 cases from the last three days, bringing the total to 30,130.
No new deaths were reported, and the pandemic total remains 358.
Assessing the current trends, the 14-day average number of new cases increased slightly from 34 on Tuesday to 36 on Friday, according to data from the county Public Health Department.
Likewise, the number of active cases rose back above 300 to 321 after hitting a recent low of 239 earlier this week.
Public Health reported 12 county residents were receiving treatment in area hospitals as of Friday, including two patients in local intensive care units. The hospitalizations involve two people ages 50-64, one person 65-84 and one age 30-49, according to public health data.
Here’s how local coronavirus case numbers from the past four days break down day by day:
The Public Health Department is not providing information about how many newly reported individual cases, hospitalizations and deaths involve vaccinated and unvaccinated people due to resource limitations and privacy concerns.
Instead, Public Health is releasing weekly data showing the percentages of unvaccinated people who’ve contracted COVID-19, received hospital treatment for the virus or died from it since June 15.
The lastest county numbers as of Nov. 12 show that unvaccinated people account for 77% of COVID-19 cases, 82% of hospitalizations and 72% of deaths since June 15.
New COVID-19 cases by city
Here is where new COVID-19 cases were added in San Luis Obispo County, according to ReadySLO.org:
North County
Paso Robles: 16
Atascadero: 13
Templeton: 5
Creston: 1
San Miguel: 1
South County
Nipomo: 23
Arroyo Grande: 11
Grover Beach: 8
Oceano: 6
Pismo Beach: 3
SLO and North Coast
San Luis Obispo: 36
Morro Bay: 9
Los Osos: 5
Cal Poly (campus residents): 4
Cambria: 1
Cayucos: 1
The locations of 17 cases were listed as “other.” A total of 169 cases remained under investigation.
SLO County coronavirus cases by the numbers
Here are the total number of COVID-19 cases in communities throughout San Luis Obispo County.
- Paso Robles: 6089
- San Luis Obispo: 5508
Atascadero: 3226
California Men’s Colony: 2383
Arroyo Grande: 2338
Nipomo: 2312
Grover Beach: 1324
Templeton: 1076
Oceano: 944
Los Osos: 793
San Miguel: 741
Cal Poly (campus residents): 703
Morro Bay: 663
Pismo Beach: 543
Cambria: 284
Santa Margarita: 238
Shandon: 231
Atascadero State Hospital: 211
Creston: 120
Cayucos: 126
Avila Beach: 53
San Simeon: 38
For a detailed look at local coronavirus cases by age, occupation and more, visit ReadySLO.org.
Where to get a COVID-19 test and schedule a vaccine appointment
Free coronavirus testing is available at clinics in San Luis Obispo, Grover Beach, Paso Robles and Morro Bay. To make an appointment, visit emergencySLO.org/testing or call 888-634-1123 to register by phone.
To make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine or booster, visit MyTurn.ca.gov or call 833-422-4255. The county Public Health Department is also administering vaccines and boosters on a walk-in basis at clinics in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles and Grover Beach. To find shots at pharmacies near you, visit Vaccines.gov.
The clinics are open Monday and Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m. for lunch), and Saturdays for vaccines only from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The San Luis Obispo clinic is located at 2191 Johnson Ave., the Grover Beach clinic is located at 286 South 16th St. and the Paso Robles clinic is located at 800 Pine St.
For more information, visit RecoverSLO.org/en/when-and-where-can-you-get-vaccinated.aspx.
This story was originally published November 19, 2021 at 2:42 PM.