San Luis Obispo County is reporting 53 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the county's total to 1,644 confirmed cases as of July 27.
An additional 54 cases were added to the overall case count on Saturday and 37 cases were added on Sunday.
Fifteen people are hospitalized, including four patients who are in the ICU.
Another 411 people are recovering at home and 1,209 people have recovered.
COVID-19 tests are currently available to the public in Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo, and Morro Bay.
The pop-up testing clinic in Morro Bay will be open only through Wednesday, July 29.
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Health officials say 474 cases, or about 29% of the county's total, are the result of the patient having direct contact with a person who tested positive for the virus; 406 cases are attributed to community spread; and, 127 cases are the result of travel outside the county. Another 637 cases are still under investigation.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles - 411
- San Luis Obispo - 234
- Nipomo - 230
- Atascadero - 187
- Arroyo Grande - 136
- Grover Beach - 78
- Templeton - 61
- San Miguel - 47
- Oceano - 45
- Pismo Beach - 43
- Los Osos - 34
- Morro Bay - 24
- Cambria - 20
- Santa Margarita - 17
- California Men's Colony inmates - 11
- Cayucos - 10
- Shandon - 9
- Avila Beach - 6
An additional 30 cases are in communities with fewer than five cases, and the Public Health Department is not identifying those locations. The location of eleven cases is listed as "under investigation."
For more information on the county's COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.