About 25% of San Luis Obispo County has received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Despite increases in vaccine distribution, COVID-19 cases for the county continue to remain level at about 34 new cases per day. County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said cases may not be decreasing because of St. Patrick's Day gatherings.…
“Nothing but good news for a change”: San Luis Obispo County sees more vaccinations, fewer cases
Two weeks ago San Luis Obispo County moved into the red tier for the first time since November, and the numbers indicate more progress. The county remains in phase 1B of vaccine distribution (65+ residents), however K-12 teachers and childcare workers…
Sexual assault crimes soared in 2019. Some say Cal Poly Police aren’t equipped to respond.
Content warning: This article discusses multiple forms of trauma, including gender and power-based violence. Survivors of such violence can access virtual confidential services through Cal Poly Safer’s website. The name of the sexual assault survivor in this story has been…
About 3.5% of San Luis Obispo County is fully vaccinated
While San Luis Obispo County remains in phase 1B of vaccinations (residents 65 and older), K-12 teachers and childcare workers are now also eligible to receive the vaccine, per Gov. Newsom’s promise to allocate 10% of vaccines for education. So…
SLO County sees more COVID-19 vaccines and a lower COVID-19 case rate
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the county distributed 2,500 COVID-19 vaccines — a "record number" according to County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein. San Luis Obispo County continues in vaccine phase 1B, with residents 65-years-old and older eligible for the…
Local vaccine rollout continues, COVID-19 cases decrease
With the recent $11 million stimulus check to fight COVID-19, San Luis Obispo County plans to implement more vaccinations and move toward phase 1B, where residents 65-years-old and older and critical infrastructure workers may receive the vaccine. So far there…
County COVID-19 case count remains high, but may start to decrease
In San Luis Obispo County, 17,511 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 1,908 people actively sick as of Thursday. These numbers mean that more than 6% of all county residents have at least…
San Luis Obispo COVID-19 cases increase, 75-year-old residents can get vaccine
San Luis Obispo's COVID-19 case count has increased alongside national cases. San Luis Obispo has had 14,778 total COVID-19 cases, with 2,708 residents currently sick — indicating that 1% of all county residents have COVID-19, County Public Health Officer Dr.…
California issues stay-at-home order, more Cal Poly residents quarantined
California issued a limited stay-at-home order mandating that all non-essential work, movement and gatherings cease between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for all counties in the widespread, purple tier – including San Luis Obispo County. People may…
About one-quarter of Cal Poly on-campus students quarantined, County approaching “widespread” tier
About a quarter of the students currently living on campus are quarantined (947 of the nearly 4,500), up 509 students from last week. This week, 71 on-campus and 79 off-campus students tested positive for COVID-19, according to the university’s coronavirus…
Record number of positive tests for Cal Poly students, county sees “alarming spike” in cases
Over the past three days, Cal Poly saw the largest increase in on-campus and off-campus student COVID-19 cases recorded this quarter, with 25 on-campus and 27 off-campus students testing positive for COVID-19. This week, 38 on-campus and 43 off-campus students…