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SLO County reports 192 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

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San Luis Obispo County is reporting the deaths of four more people who had COVID-19.

Health officials say the patients were between the ages of 80 and 100.

San Luis Obispo County has had 119 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

The county also added 192 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the county's total to 14,425 confirmed cases as of January 13.

Health officials say 50 people are hospitalized. Another 2,806 people are recovering at home and health officials say 11,422 people have recovered.

San Luis Obispo County is reporting that 16 of the 38 licensed and staffed ICU beds in the county are currently occupied. Five of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.

Breakdown of cases by location:

  • Paso Robles - 2,931
  • San Luis Obispo - 2,696
  • California Men's Colony (inmates) - 1,740
  • Atascadero - 1,277
  • Arroyo Grande - 1,051
  • Nipomo - 999
  • Grover Beach - 622
  • Oceano - 494
  • Templeton - 424
  • San Miguel - 368
  • Los Osos - 324
  • Morro Bay - 290
  • Cal Poly (campus residents) - 256
  • Pismo Beach - 215
  • Atascadero State Hospital (patients) - 167
  • Cambria - 113
  • Shandon - 110
  • Santa Margarita - 98
  • Creston - 63
  • Cayucos - 53
  • Avila Beach - 23
  • Shell Beach - 13
  • San Simeon - 11

The location of 79 additional cases is under investigation, and another eight are listed as "other," which includes communities with fewer than five cases. The Public Health Department is not identifying those locations.

Community COVID-19 testing sites are currently open to the public in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Grover Beach, and Nipomo.

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.