Unfortunately, however, the county reported five additional deaths that they attribute to the virus Thursday as well:
Sadly, today we report 167 more #COVID19 cases and 5 more deaths of members of our community. Our hearts go out to those who lost their life as well as to their loved ones, who are grieving today. #SLOTheSpread#StopTheSurge#MaskUp#KeepYourDistancehttps://t.co/z5B1y95F9D
The county now attributes a total of 192 deaths to the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
Active COVID-19 cases in the county are currently at 976 as of Thursday afternoon, which represents a continued downward trend in active cases, according to county data. The high point for active cases was on Jan. 12, 2021, when the county recorded 3,211 active cases.