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Seven new cases of COVID-19 reported in SLO County

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Posted at 3:35 PM, Jun 02, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-02 18:35:10-04

San Luis Obispo County reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the county's total to 278 confirmed cases as of June 2.

It's the largest single day increase in a month.

Four people are hospitalized, including three patients who are in the ICU.

Seventeen people are recovering at home and 256 people have recovered.

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

The health department reports that a total of 11,269 coronavirus tests have been conducted so far at both the public health lab and at private labs.

There are currently three sites in San Luis Obispo County offering free coronavirus testing.

To make an appointment at the testing clinics in Grover Beach or Paso Robles, 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 third site is a pop-up clinic. It is open in Cambria but will move to Los Osos on Wednesday, June 3, and Thursday, June 4. To schedule an appointment, visit readyslo.org.

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