SLO County adds 5 new COVID-19 cases including 4 in Paso Robles.

Updated 2 p.m. Sunday

San Luis Obispo County added five coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 258 residents that have now tested positive for COVID-19 since March, according to ReadySLO.org. Paso Robles gained four, and leads the county’s COVID-19 cases with a total of 107.

It’s now been more than two months since the county Public Health Department announced the first local coronavirus case.

SLO County’s COVID-19 cases by the numbers

Of the 258 residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19, 234 have recovered from the illness, health officials said.

Twenty people are still recovering at home, and three patients are receiving hospital treatment, two of whom are in the intensive care unit.

One local resident has died from COVID-19.

Paso Robles continues to have the most COVID-19 cases in the county with 107. Atascadero has 38 cases, Arroyo Grande has 22, Nipomo has 18, adding one case, San Luis Obispo has 17, and California Men’s Colony has 11.

Pismo Beach and San Miguel have nine cases each with San Miguel adding one case. Templeton has eight cases and Morro Bay has six. Other areas — defined as cities or communities with fewer than five cases — have 13 cases altogether.

One-hundred-fifteen residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 are age 50 or older — 66 cases are 50 to 64, and 48 cases are 65 and older.

There are 120 residents age 18 to 49 who’ve tested positive for COVID-19. The remaining 24 cases are age 17 and younger.

COVID-19 testing in SLO County and California

The county’s Public Health lab has conducted 2,715 tests with 85 positive results. Private labs have conducted at least 6,125 tests with 173 positive results.

Private labs have reported negative results to the county since April 13.

As of Thursday, 1,466,773 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in California, according to the state Department of Public Health. Statewide as of Friday 90,631 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and 3,708 people have died.

Santa Barbara County added 12 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the total to 1551 — including 971 inmates at the federal prison in Lompoc, according to the local Public Health Department.

Santa Maria added 8 cases on Thursday, bringing the city’s total to 254.

When and where to get a COVID-19 test

Two free coronavirus testing clinics are open in Grover Beach and Paso Robles with a capacity to test up to a combined 260 tests a day.

Testing is available by appointment only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Paso Robles Veterans Hall, 240 Scott St. in Paso Robles, and Ramona Garden Community Center, 993 Ramona Ave. in Grover Beach.

Registration for appointments will begin May 2. The online registration link can be found at emergencySLO.org/en/state-sponsored-testing-sites or you can register by phone at 888-634-1123.

Testing is also available through private healthcare providers, urgent care centers and the County Public Health Lab.

Visit ReadySLO.org for the latest public health updates and recommendations.

Correction: A resident that the health department initially believed to be a San Luis Obispo County resident from Nipomo was later determined to be a Santa Barbara County resident. This article has been updated to reflect the correct case count in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday was five new cases.

This story was originally published May 23, 2020 at 12:48 PM.