San Luis Obispo County added 324 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the county's total to 15,102 confirmed cases as of January 15.
Health officials say 50 people are hospitalized. Another 2,675 people are recovering at home and health officials say 12,220 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County is reporting that 17 of the 38 licensed and staffed ICU beds in the county are currently occupied. Six of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.
San Luis Obispo County has had 128 deaths attributed to COVID-19, an increase of three from the day before.
Breakdown of cases by location:
- Paso Robles - 3,015
- San Luis Obispo - 2,801
- California Men's Colony (inmates) - 1,931
- Atascadero - 1,334
- Arroyo Grande - 1,086
- Nipomo - 1,050
- Grover Beach - 651
- Oceano - 517
- Templeton - 447
- San Miguel - 378
- Los Osos - 340
- Morro Bay - 303
- Cal Poly (campus residents) - 256
- Pismo Beach - 224
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) - 180
- Cambria - 119
- Shandon - 114
- Santa Margarita - 103
- Creston - 63
- Cayucos - 55
- Avila Beach - 24
- Shell Beach - 13
- San Simeon - 10
The location of 80 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.