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SLO County adds 64 new cases of COVID-19

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Posted at 1:50 PM, Oct 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-19 16:50:11-04

San Luis Obispo County is reporting 64 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, bringing the county's total to 4,049 confirmed cases as of October 19.

Twenty new cases were added Saturday, 39 new cases were added Sunday, and five new cases were added Monday.

Two people are hospitalized. Another 182 people are recovering at home and health officials say 3,832 have recovered.

San Luis Obispo County has had 32 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Breakdown of cases by location:

  • Paso Robles - 1,003
  • San Luis Obispo - 769
  • Atascadero - 394
  • Nipomo - 358
  • California Men's Colony (inmates) - 294
  • Arroyo Grande - 227
  • Grover Beach - 170
  • San Miguel - 145
  • Oceano - 134
  • Templeton - 134
  • Pismo Beach - 66
  • Morro Bay - 65
  • Los Osos - 63
  • Shandon - 55
  • Cal Poly (on-campus) - 41
  • Cambria - 36
  • Santa Margarita - 32
  • Creston - 22
  • Cayucos - 18
  • Avila Beach - 9
  • San Simeon - 6

The location of two additional cases is under investigation, and another six are listed as "other," which includes communities with fewer than five cases. The Public Health Department is not identifying those locations.

COVID-19 tests are currently available to the public in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Morro Bay.

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

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