Actions

68 new COVID-19 cases reported over 3 days in SLO County

Coronavirus-Background-1280x720-1.jpg
Posted at 3:24 PM, Jul 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-06 18:24:03-04

San Luis Obispo County reported a three-day total of 68 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the county's total to 765 confirmed cases as of July 6.

Twenty-one new cases were recorded on Saturday, 26 on Sunday, and 21 on Monday.

Thirteen people are hospitalized, including five patients who are in the ICU.

Another 185 people are recovering at home and 565 people have recovered.

San Luis Obispo County has had two deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Free COVID-19 tests are currently available to the public in Grover Beach, San Luis Obispo, and Atascadero.

The pop-up testing clinic in Atascadero will only be open from Monday, July 6, through Thursday, July 9.

Appointments are required at all locations. Click here to schedule an appointment.

Health officials say 315, or about 41%, of the county's total cases are the result of the patient having direct contact with a person who tested positive for the virus; 259 cases are attributed to community spread; and, 90 cases are the result of travel outside the county. Another 101 cases are still under investigation.

Breakdown of cases by location:

  • Paso Robles - 184
  • San Luis Obispo - 123
  • Nipomo - 113
  • Atascadero - 78
  • Arroyo Grande - 63
  • San Miguel - 30
  • Grover Beach - 28
  • Templeton - 27
  • Pismo Beach - 22
  • Los Osos - 16
  • Oceano - 16
  • California Men's Colony inmates - 11
  • Morro Bay - 11
  • Cambria - 7
  • Shandon - 6
  • Cayucos - 6
  • Avila Beach - 5

An additional 18 cases are in communities with fewer than five cases, and the Public Health Department is not identifying those locations. The location of one case is listed as "unknown."

For more information on the county's COVID-19 response, visit readyslo.org.