Covid-19

San Luis Obispo County will likely be under a stay-at-home order after intensive care unit capacity in the Southern California region fell below the 15% threshold, according to the California Department of Public Health. In the region, the ICU capacity dropped from...

Members of the same household are encouraged to maintain physical and mental health by visiting day-use public outdoor spaces SACRAMENTO — California State Parks today announced that state campsites in regions impacted by California’s Regional Stay at Home...

81 new cases reported on Friday SAN LUIS OBISPO — Four deaths attributed to COVID-19 were reported on Friday, Dec. 4, by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, bringing the total number of deaths in the County to 42. SLO County Public Health reported the...

Initial allocation expected in mid-December SAN LUIS OBISPO — Rather than spend Thursday bashing the state or feeling sorry for San Luis Obispo’s regional draw in the new stay-home order, County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein talked of the imminent arrival of...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The State of California issued a Regional Stay-at-Home Order on Thursday requiring Californians to stay at home as much as possible to help stop the surge of COVID-19 and prevent overwhelming regional intensive care unit (ICU) capacity....

Southern California Region, includes SLO County, expected to hit trigger in next week SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new regional stay-at-home order Thursday due to the COVID-19 surge. There are five regions — Northern California, Greater Sacramento, Bay...

First is from Jennifer Casteneda of Shell Beach SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department has started a "My COVID Story" series. The first story from Jennifer Casteneda of Shell Beach was posted on the County's website on Tuesday, Dec. 1. It is...

SLO County reports 182 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths over past three days SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom said if new COVID-19 cases continue to surge, the state is going to have to take “much more dramatic, arguably drastic action,” most likely reimposing stricter...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Community members will have more opportunities to get tested for COVID-19 for free in San Luis Obispo County starting this week. The County is adding more hours to the free, convenient community testing site in Paso Robles starting Tuesday, Dec. 1,...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County officials say they are not considering additional restrictions on restaurants or lodging as new COVID-19 cases continue to surge. "We are hearing of a rumor falsely claiming the County is considering closing outdoor dining or...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — As COVID-19 cases increase in San Luis Obispo County, more people may come into close contact with someone who tests positive for the virus. Local health officials ask those individuals to self-quarantine until they get a call from a contact tracer....

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo makes several temporary changes to the COVID-19 news briefing schedule. The County will not hold a COVID-19 news briefing on Nov. 25 or Dec. 2 due to scheduling conflicts. The next news briefing will be held at 3:15 p.m....

COUNTY — “Egregious violations” is what local officials said will be enforced when the new limited stay-at-home order begins Saturday night, Nov. 21. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health issued a limited stay-at-home order on Thursday, Nov....

Non-essential businesses and personal gatherings are prohibited between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. beginning Nov. 21 SACRAMENTO — In light of an unprecedented, rapid rise in COVID-19 cases across Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said planning was underway for the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination in the County. During the County's weekly COVID-19 briefing, Borenstein said that two vaccines were on the...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County health officials ask community members to avoid making a COVID-19 test appointment at a free clinic for travel-related reasons unless the individual has symptoms or believes they have been exposed to COVID-19. Anyone who is...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein, on Monday, Nov. 16, issued new COVID-19 guidelines for safely celebrating Thanksgiving this year as COVID-19 spreads at a faster rate in SLO County. “Despite this year’s challenges,...

Newsom says state is looking at curfew possibility SACRAMENTO — San Luis Obispo County was one of many California counties sent backward Monday in the state’s reopening plan. SLO, along with several other counties, were moved from the Red Tier to the most-restrictive...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — A seventh inmate at the County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office reported. The inmate was brought into custody on Monday, Nov. 9. The inmate was in custody for approximately 90 minutes before being...

SACRAMENTO — As COVID-19 cases continue to increase across the country, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued travel advisories today urging visitors entering their states or returning home from travel...

If numbers don't improve, County could go back to Purple Tier SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County continues to see a surge in new COVID-19 cases. It is “reasonably likely” headed back to the most-restrictive Purple Tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Due to increased testing capacity, the County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department is once again urging anyone with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms or who may have been exposed to COVID-19 to get tested at one of the County’s...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Active COVID-19 cases among inmates continue to rise at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo — 208 as of Friday, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A dozen CMC staffers have tested positive for...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department reported its 18th COVID-19 death and 24 new cases on Thursday. Total COVID-19 cases are 2,324, with 1,950 having recovered. It's the third-straight day the County's new cases have been lower than 25....

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials reported the County's 17th coronavirus-related death on Tuesday, the second in as many days. The County has shifted to reporting COVID-19 deaths on its Twitter page @SLOPublicHealth and on its "Positive...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — County of San Luis Obispo Public Health officials are working closely with the California Men’s Colony leadership team to manage the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Due to the coordination and collaboration between County Public Health, the...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Eighty-five new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday — a new single-day high — by San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials. The previous high was 77 on Aug. 6. SLO County reported 32 and 44 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and Sunday,...

Shop owners happy to be working during struggling time NORTH COUNTY — Some salons and barbershops in North County are braving the elements — triple-digit heat and windy conditions currently — after moving outside per Gov. Gavin Newsom’s direction. On July 13, when...

Micro-grants of up to $10,000 are available PASO ROBLES — The City of Paso Robles is using federal CARES Act funds to create a COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program. The program will provide one-time grant funding for local businesses in Paso Robles to help meet...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — After further investigation, the County Public Health Department revised the total number of COVID-19 deaths in SLO County from 16 to 15. One additional death of a known COVID-19 case is now under investigation. “We looked further into all reported...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials reported 119 new COVID-19 cases over the past three days, including 42 on Monday, Aug. 3. Sunday morning officials reported the County’s 16th COVID-19 death. The individual was vulnerable to serious...

PASO ROBLES — Paso Robles City Manager Tom Frutchey wrote a letter to the community explaining the City’s current status in regards to COVID-19 cases, the possibility of more restrictions and what is being done to help businesses recover. Below is the letter in its...

The County of San Luis Obispo reported Friday that a SLO County resident has died due to COVID-19, bringing the number of COVID-19 deaths in SLO County to 15. The individual was vulnerable to serious COVID-19 illness because they were over 100 years old and lived at a...

People watching to see if COVID-19 precautions are working PASO ROBLES — The Paso Robles Boys and Girls Club is entering the final week of its four-week summer camp. Having a summer camp is not usually a big deal for the Boys and Girls Club, but having one during a...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reported Thursday that two SLO County residents died due to COVID-19, bringing the County's total to 14. SLO County has reported five deaths due to COVID-19 since Monday — two on Tuesday, one on Wednesday, and two on...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reported Wednesday that a twelfth SLO County resident has died due to COVID-19. The individual was vulnerable to serious COVID-19 illness because they were in their 80s. The community member lived at Vineyard Hills...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reported Tuesday that two SLO County residents have died due to COVID-19, the tenth and eleventh local deaths due to the virus. The individuals were vulnerable to serious COVID-19 illness because they were in their 80s...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — A second San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department patrol deputy has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The deputy developed symptoms on July 23 while in quarantine at home for a known exposure to a person with...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County health officials ask residents to avoid social gatherings, consistent with State Health Officer order, as COVID-19 cases increase in SLO County. “More cases in SLO County are tied to members of several different households...

County reports 144 new cases over past three days SAN LUIS OBISPO — One-fourth of San Luis Obispo County's total COVID-19 cases have been in Paso Robles, according to county health officials. The County reported 144 new cases over the past three days bringing its...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reported Sunday that a ninth SLO County resident has died due to COVID-19.  The individual was vulnerable to serious COVID-19 illness because they were in their 70s with underlying health conditions. The patient had been...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — County of San Luis Obispo health officials are asking those who test positive for COVID-19 to help slow the spread by answering phone calls from the County Public Health Department. “Together, we can slow the spread of COVID-19 in SLO County. You can...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reported Thursday that an eighth SLO County resident has died due to COVID-19. The news comes as officials also report the largest single-day increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in SLO County since the pandemic...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — A fourth inmate at the San Luis Obispo County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19, the SLO County Sheriff's Office reported. The inmate was symptomatic on Wednesday, July 21, and immediately isolated from the other inmates. The test on the inmate...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County Behavioral Health Department urges community members to continue to stay strong as COVID-19 continues to affect the physical and mental health of residents. As COVID-19 cases rise in San Luis Obispo County, many residents may experience...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reported Tuesday that a seventh SLO County resident has died due to COVID-19. The individual was in their 80s and lived at a North County nursing home with a COVID-19 outbreak. The resident had multiple chronic health...

260 fruit boxes handed out through Farmers to Families program SAN MIGUEL — The San Miguel Firefighters Association handed out 260 boxes of fruit in about 40 minutes during a drive-by-style giveaway on Friday. The only problem was that they could have given out double...

While many businesses around the Central Coast were forced to close their doors again as the state takes on a second wave of COVID-19 cases due to the pandemic, there is one type of business that has kept its doors open, golf courses. The outdoor nature of golf...

Gov. Gavin Newsom offered some relief to personal care services on Monday. He provided updated guidelines for hair salons, barbershops, nail salons, massage parlors and other beauty services to move outdoors. Under the updated rules, all businesses must have a canopy...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County reported 93 new COVID-19 cases from Saturday to Monday. The County reported 48 on Saturday, 28 on Sunday and 17 on Monday. It's the first weekend in July that SLO County did not have more than 100 new cases. Total cases are now...

SAN LUIS OBISPO - On July 16, one inmate was found to have fever and body aches and was immediately isolated in the jail’s medical unit. The inmate was tested for COVID-19, and the Sheriff’s Office received a positive test from the Public Health Department Lab on July...

Cities and counties to use funds to acquire hotel/motel rooms and other buildings to convert to permanent housing SACRAMENTO — Building on the success of Project Roomkey, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday the availability of $600 million in funding for Homekey, the...

There will be a pop-up COVID-19 testing site July 20-23 at the Paso Robles City Library Study Center, 3600 Oak St., Suite 10, Paso Robles. Tests will be available Monday, July 20 through Thursday, July 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Register here after July 18. See all...

County reports 34 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday SAN LUIS OBISPO — To slow the spread of COVID-19, the California Department of Public Health has ordered the closure of several industries in San Luis Obispo County, effective Thursday, July 16, until further notice...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reported Tuesday that a sixth SLO County resident has died due to COVID-19. The individual was in their 90s and lived at a long-term care facility for the elderly. They were not hospitalized. The source of transmission...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County continues to see its COVID-19 cases reach new highs — 72 new cases were reported on Tuesday. The previous high of 70 was reported on Saturday by County Public Health officials. There are 374 active cases currently in the...

On the same day that California Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled back reopening for every county in the state due to rampant growth in COVID-19 cases, San Luis Obispo County reported 101 new COVID-19 cases over the past three days, including a record-high of 70 on Saturday....

Effective immediately, California closes some indoor business operations statewide and additional indoor operations in counties on the monitoring list for three consecutive days. The reopening rollback was due to a continuing surge of COVID-19 in the state. As of...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo reported Saturday that a fifth SLO County resident has died due to COVID-19. It's the fourth COVID-19 death in SLO County since July 1. The individual in their 70s, had multiple underlying health...

SAN LUIS OBISPO — A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office employee who works inside the Jail is recovering at home after testing positive for COVID-19. The employee had returned to work on July 6 after being on vacation. The employee developed symptoms while on...