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SLO County reports 24 new cases of COVID-19
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Transmission electron microscopic image of an isolate from the first U.S. case of COVID-19, formerly known as 2019-nCoV. The spherical viral particles, colorized blue, contain cross-sections through the viral genome, seen as black dots.
and last updated 2021-05-18 16:09:11-04
San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials are reporting 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the county s total to 21,232 confirmed cases as of May 18.
Health officials say two people are currently hospitalized. Another 77 are recovering at home and officials say 20,891 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County has had 261 deaths attributed to the virus.
A growing encampment at the parking lot was dispersed
–Cleanup of the Cave Landing Parking Lot above Pirates Cove began on Thursday, San Luis Obispo County Parks recently announced. The parking lot was closed to vehicles and was set to reopen at 4 p.m. on Friday. This is the first step in transitioning the former vacant land into a County Park Natural Area.
On March 16th, the Board of Supervisors approved adding the land to the County Park System and accepted a grant that, along with other funding, will allow the County to restore the parking lot by adding natural colored rock and gravel to create a better parking surface, install trash cans, place boulders to protect cultural resources, add bioswales to manage the drainage of the site and install accessible parking with an overlook area.
San Luis Obispo County now vaccinating people 12 and above
May 11, 2021
San Luis Obispo County residents ages 12 and older are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
People age 12 and above can sign up for a vaccine through Recover SLO. Because of FDA regulations, only the Pfizer vaccine is approved for minors. Those under age 18 will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The vaccine is free of charge for those without insurance.
During the past four days, SLO County reported 25 new coronavirus cases. Of those, Paso Robles leads with eight cases, followed by San Luis Obispo with four and both Atascadero and Templeton with three.