San Luis Obispo County on Friday added 94 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the province to 17,605 confirmed cases on Jan. 29.
This is the second day this week that the daily case was below 100. On Monday, 96 new cases were reported.
Health officials say 46 people are currently hospitalized. Another 1,499 people are recovering and health officials say 15,411 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 19 of the 38 licensed and crew member beds in the country are currently occupied. Fourteen of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.
The country also added four new deaths related to COVID-19 on Friday. So far, 168 total deaths have been attributed to the virus in SLO County.
Distribution of cases by place:
- Paso Robles – 3,422
- San Luis Obispo – 3 142
- Male Colony in California (Prisoners) – 2,349
- Atascadero – 1 608
- Nipomo – 1 304
- Arroyo Grande – 1 254
- Grover Beach – 730
- Oceano – 611
- Templeton – 519
- San Miguel – 434
- Los Osos – 403
- Morro Bay – 355
- Cal Poly (Campus Residents) – 335
- Pismo Beach – 280
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 203
- Cambria – 161
- Shandon – 123
- Santa Margarita – 117
- Creston – 74
- Cayucos – 62
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeon – 16
- Bradley – 7
The location of 61 additional cases is investigated and another nine are named as ‘others’, which include communities with less than five cases. The Department of Public Health does not identify these sites.
Joint COVID-19 testing sites are currently open to the public in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Grover Beach and Nipomo.
Appointments are required at all locations. Click here to schedule an appointment.
San Luis Obispo County is currently vaccinating health workers and residents 75 years and older. Click here for more information on how to make an appointment.
Visit readyslo.org for more information on the country’s COVID-19 response.