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One new case of COVID-19 reported in SLO County on Friday

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Posted at 1:51 PM, May 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-29 16:51:28-04

San Luis Obispo County reported one new case of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the county's total to 269 confirmed cases as of May 29.

Four people are hospitalized in the ICU.

Nineteen people are recovering at home and 245 people have recovered.

San Luis Obispo County has had one death attributed to COVID-19.

The health department reports that a total of 10,484 coronavirus tests have been conducted so far at both the public health lab and at private labs.

Two free coronavirus testing clinics are currently open in San Luis Obispo County -- in Grover Beach and Paso Robles. Appointments are required. To make an appointment, visit https://lhi.care/covidtesting or call 1-888-634-1123.

The site in Paso Robles will be open until June 5. It will then move to a new location in the city of San Luis Obispo.

The county will also hold two pop-up testing clinics next week. The first will be in Cambria on Monday and Tuesday, June 1-2, and the second will be in Los Osos on Wednesday and Thursday, June 3-4. For more information and to schedule an appointment, visit readyslo.org.

County officials will hold a live briefing Friday afternoon to update the public on the county's coronavirus response. KSBY News will livestream that press conference at ksby.com/live starting at 3:15 p.m.

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