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SLO County reports 315 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death

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Posted at 1:25 PM, Jan 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-19 18:24:31-05

San Luis Obispo County added 315 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the county's total to 15,929 confirmed cases as of January 19.

Health officials say 53 people are hospitalized. Another 2,443 people are recovering at home and health officials say 12,923 people have recovered.

San Luis Obispo County is reporting that 15 of the 38 licensed and staffed ICU beds in the county are currently occupied. Seven of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.

The county also added an additional death, bringing the total to 136 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

Breakdown of cases by location:

  • Paso Robles - 3,145
  • San Luis Obispo - 2,846
  • California Men's Colony (inmates) - 2,142
  • Atascadero - 1,396
  • Arroyo Grande - 1,144
  • Nipomo - 1,123
  • Grover Beach - 679
  • Oceano - 549
  • Templeton - 465
  • San Miguel - 398
  • Los Osos - 351
  • Cal Poly (campus residents) - 324
  • Morro Bay - 319
  • Pismo Beach - 253
  • Atascadero State Hospital (patients) - 187
  • Cambria - 133
  • Shandon - 118
  • Santa Margarita - 104
  • Creston - 65
  • Cayucos - 55
  • Avila Beach - 26
  • San Simeon - 13

The location of 85 additional cases is under investigation, and another nine 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.