SLO County reports 6 new COVID hospitalizations as daily case numbers drop

Sara Kassabian
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San Luis Obispo County added 80 new coronavirus cases between Tuesday and Friday, according to data from the county Public Health Department.

However, there were no new deaths due to COVID-19 during that time frame, the county reported.

Locally, 352 people have died from the virus, according to public health data.

Over the past three days, six coronavirus patients were admitted to local hospitals. A total of 20 people were receiving treatment for the virus in local hospitals as of Friday, according to the public health department.

There were five COVID-19 patients in local intensive care units, a slight decline from a week ago, when eight people were receiving intensive treatment for COVID-19.

There were 282 active coronavirus cases in San Luis Obispo County as of Friday.

In total, 29,839 county residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since March 2020.

Here’s how local coronavirus case numbers from the past three days break down day-by-day:

Wednesday: 44

Thursday: 17 Friday: 19

The county 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 agency on Oct. 15 released data showing that unvaccinated people had accounted for 78.3% COVID-19 cases, 84.3% of hospitalizations and 78.9% 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

  • Atascadero: 9

  • Paso Robles: 13

  • Santa Margarita: 1

  • Templeton: 1

South County

  • Arroyo Grande: 11

  • Grover Beach: 3

  • Nipomo: 9

  • Oceano: 1

  • Pismo Beach: 1

SLO and North Coast

  • Cal Poly (campus residents): 1

  • Cambria: 2

  • Cayucos: 1

  • Los Osos: 4

  • Morro Bay: 4

  • San Luis Obispo: 18

The locations of 17 cases were listed as “other.” A total of 167 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: 6,047

  • San Luis Obispo: 5,440

  • Atascadero: 3,204

  • California Men’s Colony: 2,383

  • Arroyo Grande: 2,312

  • Nipomo: 2,273

  • Grover Beach: 1,300

  • Templeton: 1,068

  • Oceano: 931

  • Los Osos: 781

  • San Miguel: 738

  • Cal Poly (campus residents): 696

  • Morro Bay: 653

  • Pismo Beach: 534

  • Cambria: 283

  • Atascadero State Hospital: 212

  • Santa Margarita: 235

  • Shandon: 231

  • Cayucos: 124

  • Creston: 119

  • 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 Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo. 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 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and closed noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. They’re also open 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.