San Luis Obispo now has 208 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, May 6 – up four cases from yesterday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department.
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San Luis Obispo County adds eight more COVID-19 cases with 181 total
San Luis Obispo now has 181 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, April 29 – up eight cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 40 patients are at home in isolation, 135 patients have recovered, and five patients are hospitalized. No hospitalized patients are in intensive care. There […]
SLO County allows four more business areas to reopen despite statewide stay-at-home order
San Luis Obispo County will allow the reopening of four major businesses and activity types, Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein announced Wednesday, April 22. The four areas include houses of worship, janitorial and housekeeping, fabric stores and drive-in theaters. All openings will have precautionary measures taken to adhere to local and statewide shelter-in-place orders. Religious […]
San Luis Obispo County sees highest increase of COVID-19 cases in over three weeks with 142 total
San Luis Obispo now has 142 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, April 22 – an increase in eight cases from yesterday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department.
SLO County COVID-19 cases reaches triple digits with 102 total
San Luis Obispo now has 102 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday, April 7 – up 3 cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 25 patients are at home in isolation, 73 patients have recovered and three are in intensive care. One death has occurred due to coronavirus. With […]
SLO County to start transforming Cal Poly Recreation Center into care site March 30
San Luis Obispo County Public Health announced modification to Cal Poly’s Recreation Center to establish an alternative care site for coronavirus patients will start Monday, March 30, according to County Emergency Operations Director Wade Horton.
SLO County COVID-19 cases quadruple in a week with 54 total
San Luis Obispo now has 54 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Thursday, March 26 – up 8 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 39 patients are at home in isolation, ten patients have recovered, four are currently in the hospital and one is still in the intensive […]
There are now 42 cases of COVID-19 in San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County now has 42 confirmed cases of coronavirus – nine more cases than yesterday, which is SLO County’s largest day to day increase in cases so far, according to County Public Health. One of these patients is an out-of-area Cal Poly student, according to a campus wide email from President Armstrong. The […]
“This is absolutely insane.” Students confused about what spring quarter will hold
After Cal Poly announced all spring quarter classes would be taught online and students were encouraged to complete classes from their home residences, students were left with more questions than answers.
You’ve seen the blood drives on campus. But just how much blood do students give?
Every quarter, University Housing (UH) and Vitalant, a leading blood drive organization on campus, partner to retain rates for blood donations in student housing.
One year after Safer’s move, more students are returning for services
Safer advocates say that the number of students who return to use their services more than once is up from previous years.

