COVID-19: Rate of infection higher in SLO County than most of state 

–With a population of 283,405 and 83 reported cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, San Luis Obispo County‘s ratio of cases per 100,000 people currently stands at 29.5. That places SLO County in the top 10 counties out of 58 in the state, and more than double the ratio of most of its surrounding counties. The statewide ratio is 25.1 cases per 100,000 people.

Top 10 California counties, cases per 100,000

•  Mono, 13 cases, ratio of 91.7
• Alpine, 1 case, ratio of 87.3
• San Mateo, 388 cases, ratio of 50.7
• San Francisco, 437 cases, ratio of 50.2
• Inyo, 9 cases, ratio of 49.8
• Santa Clara, cases, ratio of 956 49.7
• Marin, 108 cases, ratio of 42.5
• San Benito, 23 cases, ratio of 38.7
• Los Angeles, 3,518 cases, ratio of 34.8
• San Luis Obispo,  83 cases, ratio of 29.5

Counties adjacent to SLO County, cases per 100,000

• Monterey, 42 cases, ratio of 9.7
• San Benito, 23 cases, ratio of 38.7
• Fresno, cases – 82 cases, ratio of 8.4
• Kings, cases – 4 cases, ratio of 2.7
• Kern, cases – 110 cases, ratio of 12.5
• Santa Barbara, cases – 111 cases, ratio of 12.5

See details of coronavirus cases in California at New York Times.

Recent SLO County COVID-19 coronavirus updates

• SLO County reports 83 cases, 25 ventilators on way
• COVID-19 update from SLO County Superintendent of Schools
• Heritage Ranch reports case of COVID-19
• County asks pet owners to prepare care plans
• SLO County earns a ‘C’ in cutting back on daily travel
• Staff of Paso Robles Schools delivers uplifting message: ‘We’re all in this together’
  
• Operations limited at SLO County Courts
• Chamber of Commerce issues business update on COVID-19
• Closures to piers, beach parking lots, campgrounds, and parks.
• Plans to create a field hospital by April 8 at Cal Poly with 400-700 beds
• Call for volunteers to dramatically increase the county’s Medical Reserve Corps

• Follow all local COVID-19 coronavirus news updates
• San Luis Obispo County COVID-19 website – readyslo.org

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News staff of the A-Town Daily News wrote and edited this article from local contributors and press releases. Scott Brennan is the publisher of this newspaper and founder of Access Publishing. Connect with him on Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, or follow his blog. He can be reached at [email protected].