Are SLO County hospitals near capacity as omicron cases rise? See our interactive map
As the COVID-19 omicron variant takes hold across the country, hospital data show San Luis Obispo health care centers filling up.
San Luis Obispo County had 41 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Wednesday, according to the California Department of Public Health.
The county had eight ICU cases, according to its dashboard. This statistic includes “local residents with COVID-19 who are being treated at out-of-county hospitals, such as Marian Regional Medical Center.”
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Here are the hospital bed occupancy percentages at San Luis Obispo hospitals, according to HHS, last updated on Jan. 11:
California bed occupancy
California had more than 12,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Wednesday, an increase of 502 in one day.
While the number of ICU patients hit 1,903, leaving 1,517 ICU beds available — 84 fewer than Tuesday.
Here are the hospital bed occupancy percentages in hospitals within California, according to data from HHS. Data was last collected on Jan. 11:
San Luis Obispo COVID-19 data
San Luis Obispo County has a positivity rate of 23.7%, according to the state’s COVID-19 data site.
The positivity rate in California is 23.1%, a more than a 1% increase from last week.
As of Wednesday, the county confirmed a total of 37,183 cases and roughly 370 deaths since the pandemic began.
The state currently has a daily average of more than 69,000 cases and 47 deaths.
Unvaccinated people are more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19.
Between Dec. 20 and Dec. 26, unvaccinated people were eight times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people.
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This story was originally published January 12, 2022 at 12:08 PM.
CORRECTION: Unvaccinated people are eight times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than vaccinated people, according to the most recent available data.